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affiance

/əˈfɪəns/

Translations

affiancenoun

affiances

/əˈfaɪ.əns/

Their affiance was announced at a family dinner.

Leurs fiançailles ont été annoncées lors d'un dîner de famille.

Additional translations

Synonyms

affianceverb

affianced

Past Simple

affianced

Past Participle

affiancing

Gerund

/əˈfɪəns/

They decided to affiance their daughter to a nobleman.

Ils ont décidé de fiancer leur fille à un noble.

Additional translations

se fier àSoutenu, vieilli.

Synonyms

affiancenoun

A formal agreement or engagement to be married.

The affiance between the two families was celebrated with a grand feast.

Trust or confidence; faith (archaic).

In full affiance of his friend's loyalty, he departed for war.

affianceverb

To pledge or promise in marriage; to betroth.

The couple decided to affiance their children to each other to strengthen their family ties.

To put trust or confidence in; to rely on (archaic, chiefly with the prepositions "in" or "to").

He affianced his hopes to the wisdom of his advisor.