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Af*fi"ance f*f&ī;"&aitalic_;ns), 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. [archaic]
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2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence. [archaic]
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Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. Sir J. Stephen.
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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 f*f&ī;"&aitalic_;nst); p. pr. & vb. n. affiancing f*f&ī;"&aitalic_;n*sĭng).] [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.
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To me, sad maid, he was affianced. Spenser.
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2. To assure by promise. [Obs.] Pope.
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