Thesaurus: affiance

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1. n. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
2. n. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.
3. v. t. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.
4. v. t. To assure by promise.
5. v. give to in marriage
6. 1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise. 2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence. Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. Sir J. Stephen. Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most joy and most affiance. Tennyson. 1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage. To me, sad maid, he was affianced. Spenser. 2. To assure by promise. [Obs.] Pope.
7. v give to in marriage