affiance
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract.
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trust; confidence; reliance.
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of affiance
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French afiance, equivalent to afi ( er ) to pledge faith, declare on oath, betroth (< Medieval Latin affīdāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + *fīdāre, for Latin fīdere to trust; see confide) + -ance -ance
Example Sentences
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In this meane while, such as misliked with the doctrine and ceremonies then vsed in the church, ceassed not to vtter their consciences, though in secret, to those in whome they had affiance.
From Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV by Holinshed, Raphael
That attachment and affiance, which ought to subsist between the dependant and his protector, are destroyed.
From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester
Canst thou say, in humble assurance of thine affiance in Him, “My beloved is mine, and I am His!”
From The Faithful Promiser by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)
Now must he bid farewell to the mountain, for he is going home to his mother who will affiance him to the daughter of the Pope Nicholas.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
For nothing that man can give would I have you doubt my faith and affiance.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
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