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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Jealousy and distrust are the bane of friendship, whose essence is esteem and affiance.
From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester
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
Thus Lincoln learned and knew that among all men, and between all men and God there was a fundamental ground of imperishable affiance.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.
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
The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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