[əˈfʌɪəns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be engaged to marry
(e.g: Edward was affianced to Lady Eleanor Butler)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French afiancer, from afier ‘promise, entrust’, from medieval Latin affidare ‘declare on oath’, from ad- ‘towards’ + fides ‘trust’