Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Affiance Af*fi"ance, v. t. [imp. ? p. p. Affianced; p. pr. ? vb. n. Affiancing.] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.] 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.
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