affiance
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Thus he pledged his faith, and the Duke accepted his affiance.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
No. In the words of the old church-service, "Her soul must ever have affiance in God."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various
"In God's name," cried he, "I plight such affiance as seems most meet to thee."
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
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
This is that supreme affiance and espousal of the soul wherein they may be released into a larger air, undelayed by the earthward longings and gradual initiations of seemingly happier men.
From Apologia Diffidentis by Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock)
