Af*fi"ance (#), n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.]
1.
Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
2.
Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.
Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love.
Sir J. Stephen.
Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have
Most joy and most affiance.
Tennyson.
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Af*fi"ance, v. t. [imp. p. p. Affianced (#); p. pr. vb. n. Affiancing (#).] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.]
1.
To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.
To me, sad maid, he was affianced.
Spenser.
2.
To assure by promise.
[Obs.]
Pope.
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