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af·fi·ance A0121400 (ə-fī′əns)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 affīdāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fīdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]affiance (əˈfaɪəns) vb (tr) to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betrothnarchaic a solemn pledge, esp a marriage contract[C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin affīdāre to trust (oneself) to, from fīdāre to trust, from fīdus faithful]af•fi•ance (əˈfaɪ əns) v. -anced, -anc•ing, n. v.t. 1. to pledge by promise of marriage; betroth. n. Archaic. 2. a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract. 3. trust; confidence. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French afiance=afi(er) to pledge faith, declare on oath, betroth (< Medieval Latin affīdāre=af- af- + *fīdāre, for Latin fīdere to trust; see confide) + -ance -ance] affiance Past participle: affianced Gerund: affiancing
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I affiance | you affiance | he/she/it affiances | we affiance | you affiance | they affiance |
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I affianced | you affianced | he/she/it affianced | we affianced | you affianced | they affianced |
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I am affiancing | you are affiancing | he/she/it is affiancing | we are affiancing | you are affiancing | they are affiancing |
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I have affianced | you have affianced | he/she/it has affianced | we have affianced | you have affianced | they have affianced |
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I was affiancing | you were affiancing | he/she/it was affiancing | we were affiancing | you were affiancing | they were affiancing |
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I had affianced | you had affianced | he/she/it had affianced | we had affianced | you had affianced | they had affianced |
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I will affiance | you will affiance | he/she/it will affiance | we will affiance | you will affiance | they will affiance |
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I will have affianced | you will have affianced | he/she/it will have affianced | we will have affianced | you will have affianced | they will have affianced |
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I will be affiancing | you will be affiancing | he/she/it will be affiancing | we will be affiancing | you will be affiancing | they will be affiancing |
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I have been affiancing | you have been affiancing | he/she/it has been affiancing | we have been affiancing | you have been affiancing | they have been affiancing |
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I will have been affiancing | you will have been affiancing | he/she/it will have been affiancing | we will have been affiancing | you will have been affiancing | they will have been affiancing |
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I had been affiancing | you had been affiancing | he/she/it had been affiancing | we had been affiancing | you had been affiancing | they had been affiancing |
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I would affiance | you would affiance | he/she/it would affiance | we would affiance | you would affiance | they would affiance |
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I would have affianced | you would have affianced | he/she/it would have affianced | we would have affianced | you would have affianced | they would have affianced | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | affiance - give to in marriage betroth, plight, engagevow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" | TranslationsAffianceenUK
AFFIANCE, contracts. From affidare or dare fidem, to give a pledge. Aplighting of troth between a man and woman. Litt. s. 39. Pothier, Traite duMariage, n. 24, defines it to be a an agreement by which a man and a womanpromise each other that they will marry together. This word is used by someauthors as synonymous with marriage. Co. Litt. 34, a, note 2. See Dig. 23, 1Code 5, 1, 4; Extrav. 4, 1. affianceenUK
Synonyms for affianceverb give to in marriageSynonymsRelated Words |