affiance

(ə-fī'əns)
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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adjective

Pledged to marry: betrothed, engaged, intended, plighted. See marriage/unmarried.

For a list of words related to affiance, see:

• Marriage and Divorce - affiance: promise of marriage; betrothal

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