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affiance

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8 lettersPronunciation /əˈfaɪ.əns/Part of speech verbSorted aaceffinStarts with AEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. give to in marriage

Word origin

From Middle French affiance, from affier (from Medieval Latin affīdāre, from *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere) + -ance.

Used in a sentence

  • [S]he had expected the worst ever since Drusilla had deliberately tried to unsex herself by refusing to feel any natural grief at the death in battle not only of her affianced husband but of her own father [...]
  • She left our former teacher at the altar. Oh well, it's no secret that Prissy was affianced to our former teacher, but justifiably fled the wedding.
  • All other outward shewes and exterior apparences are common to all religions: As hope, affiance [translating confiance], events, ceremonies, penitence and martyrdome.

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