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affianced

[ uh-fahy-uhnst ]

/ əˈfaɪ ənst /

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adjective

betrothed; engaged.

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Origin of affianced

First recorded in 1570–80; affiance + -ed²

Words nearby affianced

afferent-loop syndrome, afferent nerve, afferent vessel, affettuoso, affiance, affianced, affiant, affiche, afficionado, affidavit, affiliate

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How to use affianced in a sentence

The heir apparent, a boy of nine years old, is affianced to the daughter of a neighbouring king.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
How can two affianced people know each other, even if for years they try ever so hard?
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
You perhaps did not know that I too loved your affianced Violet; how long, how deeply I can never utter to any living soul.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar
He and the affianced couple stood alone together in a moment of silence.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang

Come, we are affianced now; let me give thee the lover's kiss!'
A German Pompadour|Marie Hay