[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

affiance \affi"ance\, v. t. imp.  p. p. affianced
   a^ffimac"anst; p. pr.  vb. n. affiancing
   a^ffimac"ansi^ng. 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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see also:
affianced affiancing 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

affiance \affi"ance\ a^ffimac"ans, 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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see also:
faith affidavit affy confidence 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

affiance
     v : give to in marriage syn: betroth, engage, plight
see also:
betroth engage plight 

[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

affiance, contracts. from affidare or dare fidem, to give a pledge. a
plighting of troth between a man and woman. litt. s. 39. pothier, traite du
mariage, n. 24, defines it to be a an agreement by which a man and a woman
promise each other that they will marry together. this word is used by some
authors as synonymous with marriage. co. litt. 34, a, note 2. see dig. 23, 1
code 5, 1, 4; extrav. 4, 1.

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