affiance

1. n. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise. Source: opted

2. n. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence. Source: opted

3. v. t. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage. Source: opted

4. v. t. To assure by promise. Source: opted

5. v. give to in marriage Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

7. v give to in marriage Source: ecdict

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