affiancern.

Brit.

/əˈfʌɪənsə/, U.S.

/əˈfaɪənsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affiance v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < affiance v. + -er suffix¹.

A person who sets up a marriage; one who joins people in marriage. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > one who brings about betrothal

espouser1653

affiancer1677

1677 E. Coles Dict. Eng.-Lat. Affiancer, sponsor.

1834 H. S. Boyd tr. Fathers not Papists 248 Such, and so exalted, is the object of our desires: such should be the betrother and affiancer of souls.

1869 tr. Law of Inheritance according to Mitacshara (new ed.) ii. 136 Whatever has been expended, on account of the espousals by the [intended] bridegroom..for the gratification of his own or of the damsel's relations, must be repaid in full, with interest, by the affiancer to the bridegroom.

1999 H. M. El-Shamy Tales Arab Women Tell iv. 366 Occasionally, a she-teller may act as a kháţbah (matchmaker, lit. engager or affiancer).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affiancer
释义	affiancern. Brit. /əˈfʌɪənsə/, U.S. /əˈfaɪənsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: affiance v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < affiance v. + -er suffix¹. A person who sets up a marriage; one who joins people in marriage. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > one who brings about betrothal espouser1653 affiancer1677 1677 E. Coles Dict. Eng.-Lat. Affiancer, sponsor. 1834 H. S. Boyd tr. Fathers not Papists 248 Such, and so exalted, is the object of our desires: such should be the betrother and affiancer of souls. 1869 tr. Law of Inheritance according to Mitacshara (new ed.) ii. 136 Whatever has been expended, on account of the espousals by the [intended] bridegroom..for the gratification of his own or of the damsel's relations, must be repaid in full, with interest, by the affiancer to the bridegroom. 1999 H. M. El-Shamy Tales Arab Women Tell iv. 366 Occasionally, a she-teller may act as a kháţbah (matchmaker, lit. engager or affiancer). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1677
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