affianced

US: (ə fī′ənst)

From the verb affiance: (⇒ conjugate)

affianced is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

af•fi•anced  (ə fī′ənst), adj. 

1. betrothed;
   engaged.

• affiance + -ed² 1570–80

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

af•fi•ance  (ə fī′əns), v., -anced, -anc•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to pledge by promise of marriage;
   betroth.

n. [Archaic.]

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

• Medieval Latin affīdāre, equivalent. to ad- ad- + *fīdāre, for Latin fīdere to trust; see confide) + -ance -ance
• Middle French afiance, equivalent. to afi(er) to pledge faith, declare on oath, betroth (
• Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

affiance / əˈfaɪəns/ verb

1. (transitive) to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth

Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin affīdāre to trust (oneself) to, from fīdāre to trust, from fīdus faithful