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Word: Affiance
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Old French afiancer, from afier ‘promise, entrust’, from medieval Latin affidare ‘declare on oath’, from ad- ‘towards’ + fides ‘trust’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈfʌɪəns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be engaged to marry
Short Definition:be engaged to marry
Examples:- Edward was affianced to Lady Eleanor Butler
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