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   Affiance , 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.]
   Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise. [archaic]
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   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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   affiance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. affianced ; p. pr. & vb. n. affiancing .] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.]
   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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   To assure by promise. [Obs.]
   Pope.
   
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