affiance
Example Sentences
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She may bear with them, but she layeth no affiance in them.”
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah
They granted rings one to another, and pledged affiance between them.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or promise in order to marriage; to affiance; Ð used esp. of a woman.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
The choice rested with the fathers, who were accustomed to affiance their sons early, indeed when mere boys.
From The Women of the Caesars by Ferrero, Guglielmo
For in him is all mine affiance; We have in the world so many a day Be on good friends in sport and play.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest
