affiance

(ə fī′əns)

noun

Origin: ME affiaunce < OFr afiance < afier, to trust in < ML affidare < ad-, to + fidare, to trust < L fidere: see fidelity

to pledge, esp. in marriage; betroth

See affiance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb af·fi·anced, af·fi·anc·ing, af·fi·anc·es

To bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth.

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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