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affianced

American  
[uh-fahy-uhnst] / əˈfaɪ ənst /

adjective

  1. betrothed; engaged.


Etymology

Origin of affianced

First recorded in 1570–80; affiance + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Machine Gun Kelly proposed to Fox in January 2022, after which the affianced couple allegedly drank each other’s blood.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2023

The series follows couples who have applied for a K-1 visa, allowing a U.S. citizen to bring over their affianced love from another country.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2018

Lindo gets off relatively easy by “only” being affianced to a stranger at age 4.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2018

Most of my friends are married, affianced, or gobbled up by Los Angeles, or veganism.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2018

Fortune to have been affianced to the King of France, misfortune to have been repudiated by him, and fortune to have married the Duke of Savoy; but this explanation does not agree with the device.'

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.