noun
Origin: ME affiaunce < OFr afiance < afier, to trust in < ML affidare < ad-, to + fidare, to trust < L fidere: see fidelity
transitive verb affianced, affiancing
See affiance in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb af·fi·anced, af·fi·anc·ing, af·fi·anc·es
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English affiaunce, assurance
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from affier, to trust to
Origin: , from Medieval Latin affīdāre
Origin: : Latin ad-, ad-
Origin: + Latin fīdus, faithful; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots
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