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affiance

 
Dictionary: af·fi·ance   (ə-fī'əns) pronunciation
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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.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: give to, in marriage
  Synonyms: betroth, engage, plight

 
 
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