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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]
affiance
信託,婚約(vt.)訂婚
資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Affiance \Af*fi"ance\, n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF.
afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad +
fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See {Faith}, and cf.
{Affidavit}, {Affy}, {Confidence}.]
1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.
2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.
Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual
affiance in the divine love. --Sir J.
Stephen.
Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most joy
and most affiance. --Tennyson.
資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Affiance \Af*fi"ance\, v. t. [imp. ? p. p. {Affianced}; p. pr. ?
vb. n. {Affiancing}.] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.]
1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or
solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.
To me, sad maid, he was affianced. --Spenser.
2. To assure by promise. [Obs.] --Pope.
資料來源(4): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
affiance
v : give to in marriage [syn: {betroth}, {engage}, {plight}]