Affiance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.
  • n. Faith, trust.
  • n. A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
  • n. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.
  • v. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.
  • v. To assure by promise.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Trust; confidence; reliance.
  • n. The pledging of faith, as in contracting marriage; a solemn engagement; a marriage contract.
  • n. Affinity; intimate relation; connection.
  • To betroth; bind by promise of marriage: as, to affiance a daughter; to affiance one's self.
  • To assure by pledge or promise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. give to in marriage
  • Verb Form
    affianced    affiances    affiancing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vow   
    Form
    affianced    affiancing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trust    reliance    faith    confidence    betroth   
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