affiance
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af·fi·ance
(ə-fī'əns) 
tr.v., -anced, -anc·ing, -anc·es.
To bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth.
tr.v., -anced, -anc·ing, -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 affīdāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fīdus, faithful.]
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- Marriage and Divorce - affiance: promise of marriage; betrothal
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