affiance

== English == === Alternative forms === affiaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French affiance, from affier (from Medieval Latin affīdāre, from *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere) + -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈfaɪ.əns/ Rhymes: -aɪəns === Verb === affiance (third-person singular simple present affiances, present participle affiancing, simple past and past participle affianced) (transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fiance === Noun === affiance (plural affiances) Faith, trust. (archaic) A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage. == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French afiance, from afier (“to promise”) +‎ -ance. === Noun === affiance f (plural affiances) promise (verbal guarantee) ==== Descendants ==== → English: affiance === References === affiance on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)