What does affiance mean?

Definitions for affiance
əˈfaɪ ənsaf·fi·ance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. betroth, engage, affiance, plightverb

    give to in marriage

Wiktionary

  1. affiancenoun

    Faith, trust.

  2. affiancenoun

    A solemn engagement, especially a pledge of marriage.

  3. affianceverb

    To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. AFFIANCEnoun

    Etymology: affiance, from affier, Fr.

    At last such grace I found, and means I wrought,
    That I that lady to my spouse had won,
    Accord of friends, consent of parents sought,
    Affiance made, my happiness begun. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

    The duke is virtuous, mild, and too well given
    To dream on evil, or to work my downfal. ——
    —— Ah! what’s more dangerous than this fond affiance?
    Seems he a dove? his feathers are but borrowed. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    It receives him into a covenant of grace, where there is pardon reached out to all truly penitent sinners, and assistance promised, and engaged, and bestowed upon very easy conditions, viz. humility, prayer, and affiance in him. Henry Hammond, Fund.

    There can be no surer way to success, than by disclaiming all confidence in ourselves, and referring the events of things to God with an implicit affiance. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

  2. To Affianceverb

    Etymology: from the noun affiance.

    To me, sad maid, or rather widow sad,
    He was affianced long time before,
    And sacred pledges he both gave and had;
    False, errant knight, infamous, and foreswore. Fairy Queen.

    Her should Angelo have married; was affianced to her by oath, and the nuptial appointed; between which time of the contract, and limit of the solemnity, his brother was wrecked, having, in that vessel, the dowry of his sister. William Shakespeare, Meas. for M.

    Stranger! whoe’er thou art, securely rest,
    Affianc’d in my faith, a friendly guest. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

Wikipedia

  1. affiance

    An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be fiancés (from the French), betrothed, intended, affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged. Future brides and grooms may be called fiancée (feminine) or fiancé (masculine), the betrothed, a wife-to-be or husband-to-be, respectively. The duration of the courtship varies vastly, and is largely dependent on cultural norms or upon the agreement of the parties involved. Long engagements were once common in formal arranged marriages, and it was not uncommon for parents betrothing children to arrange marriages many years before the engaged couple were old enough. This is still done in some countries. Many traditional Christian denominations have optional rites for Christian betrothal (also known as 'blessing an engaged couple' or 'declaration of intention') that bless and ratify the intent of a couple to marry before God and the Church.

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  1. affiance

    Affiance is a formal pledge or promise to marry, or being engaged to be married. It can also refer to the act of entering into such a commitment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Affiancenoun

    plighted faith; marriage contract or promise

  2. Affiancenoun

    trust; reliance; faith; confidence

  3. Affianceverb

    to betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage

  4. Affianceverb

    to assure by promise

  5. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Affiance

    af-fī′ans, n. faith pledged to: marriage contract: trust: affinity (in, on).—v.t. to pledge faith: to betroth.—adj. and n. Affī′anced, betrothed. [O. Fr. afiance, afier—L. ad, to, fides, faith.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of affiance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of affiance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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