Definitions for affiances

affiances af·fi·ance

Spelling: [uh-fahy-uh ns]
IPA: /əˈfaɪ əns/

Affiances is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 264 anagrams from letters in affiances (aaceffins).

Definitions for affiances

noun

  1. a pledging of faith, as a marriage contract.
  2. trust; confidence; reliance.

verb (used with object)

  1. to pledge by promise of marriage; betroth.

Origin of affiances

1300-50; Middle English Middle French afiance, equivalent to afi(er) to pledge faith, declare on oath, betroth (Medieval Latin affīdāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + *fīdāre

Examples for affiances

William made use of Haralds compulsory sojourn to make him swear allegiance to him, and affiance him to his daughter.

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

In the words of the old church service, “her soul must ever have affiance in God.”

Thus he pledged his faith, and the Duke accepted his affiance.

The young Duke of Hamilton was, however, the successful one; and the pledge of affiance passed mutually.

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

Jealousy and distrust are the bane of friendship, whose essence is esteem and affiance.

He is a traitor to affiance and abuse to employment, and a rule of villainy in a plot of mischief.

Their notion of the real meaning of the period of affiance commended itself entirely to his lofty sentiments.

In the words of the old church-service, "Her soul must ever have affiance in God."

Word Value for affiances
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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