affiance

Example Sentences

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But under his old preceptor, Lord Bute, backed by Lord North, he was bound to court ruin and affiance it.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

It is not well done for a king to affiance himself to one woman when he already has another for his wife.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by Morris, Charles

In this meane while, such as misliked with the doctrine and ceremonies then vsed in the church, ceassed not to vtter their consciences, though in secret, to those in whome they had affiance.

From Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV by Holinshed, Raphael

That attachment and affiance, which ought to subsist between the dependant and his protector, are destroyed.

From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester

The king with full affiance took Siegfried's words for true.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown