# affiance

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈfaɪ.əns/

## Definitions
1. To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

## Etymology
From Middle French affiance, from affier (from Medieval Latin affīdāre, from *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere) + -ance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/affiance