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affianced

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af·fi·ance  (-fns)
tr.v. af·fi·anced, af·fi·anc·ing, af·fi·anc·es
To bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth.
[From Middle English affiaunce, assurance, from Old French, from affier, to trust to, from Medieval Latin affdre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]
affianced [af-fie-anst]
Adjective
Old-fashioned engaged to be married [Medieval Latin affidare to trust (oneself) to]

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I had an affianced husband, a man whom I loved, and who loved me--a heart like yours, Felton, a man like you.
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