affiance
Example Sentences
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For nothing that man can give would I have you doubt my faith and affiance.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
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
Ne'er shalt thou rue thy dear affiance: Him that I love, oh let me know!’
From Stories of the Wagner Opera by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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
You set affiance on him, I know, and I the like: and if he be not misturned, methinks he may yet prove a good servant.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
