Thesaurus / affiance
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William made use of Haralds compulsory sojourn to make him swear allegiance to him, and affiance him to his daughter.
THE SAGAS OF OLAF TRYGGVASON AND OF HARALD THE TYRANT (HARALD HAARDRAADE)SNORRI STURLUSONIt is not well done for a king to affiance himself to one woman when he already has another for his wife.
HISTORICAL TALES, VOL. 9 (OF 15)CHARLES MORRISI protest I shall be proud to give you proof I hold a most religious affiance with your love.
THE WORKS OF JOHN MARSTONJOHN MARSTONHe must put full affiance in God, and love Him supremely: and next, me; and below that, all other.
A FORGOTTEN HEROEMILY SARAH HOLTFor an instant their looks fused and were lost in a passionate affiance.
WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC, COMPLETEGILBERT PARKERHe is a traitor to affiance and abuse to employment, and a rule of villainy in a plot of mischief.
CHARACTER WRITINGS OF THE 17TH CENTURYVARIOUSI place my chief affiance in God, continued the lady, and my next in you as my kinsman; so deceive me not.
RUNNYMEDE AND LINCOLN FAIRJ.G. EDGARFor nothing that man can give would I have you doubt my faith and affiance.
FRENCH MEDIAEVAL ROMANCES FROM THE LAYS OF MARIE DE FRANCEMARIE DE FRANCETheir notion of the real meaning of the period of affiance commended itself entirely to his lofty sentiments.
KOPHETUA THE THIRTEENTHJULIAN CORBETTThe young Duke of Hamilton was, however, the successful one; and the pledge of affiance passed mutually.
THE MEMORIALS OF THE HAMLET OF KNIGHTSBRIDGEHENRY GEORGE DAVISWORDS RELATED TO AFFIANCE
- accedes
- affiances
- affirms
- agrees
- answers for
- assents
- assures
- bargains
- betroths
- binds
- commits
- compacts
- consents
- contracts
- covenants
- crosses heart
- declares
- engages
- ensures
- espouses
- guarantees
- hocks
- insures
- lives up to
- mortgages
- obligates
- passes
- pawns
- pledges
- plights
- professes
- says so
- secures
- stipulates
- string along
- subscribes
- swears
- swears on bible
- swears up and down
- takes an oath
- undertakes
- underwrites
- vouches
- vows
- warrants
- affiance
- affirmation
- agreement
- asseveration
- assurance
- avowal
- betrothal
- bond
- commitment
- compact
- consent
- contract
- covenant
- earnest
- engagement
- espousal
- guarantee
- guaranty
- insurance
- marriage
- oath
- obligation
- pact
- parole
- pawn
- pledge
- plight
- profession
- promissory note
- sacred word
- security
- stipulation
- swear
- swearing
- token
- troth
- undertaking
- vow
- warrant
- warranty
- word
- word of honor
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