af·fi·ance ( -f  ns)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 aff d re : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.] |
affiance [əˈfaɪəns]
vb
(tr) to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
n
Archaic a solemn pledge, esp a marriage contract
[via Old French from Medieval Latin affīdāre to trust (oneself) to, from fīdāre to trust, from fīdus faithful]
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affiance - give to in marriage Translations
affiance [əˈfaɪəns] VT (frm) → prometer en matrimonio (to a) to be affianced → estar prometido (to a) to affiance o.s. to → prometerse a
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