Af-feer', v. t.

[O. Fr. efferer, affeurer, aseurer, afforer, afoer, to tax, appraise, assess, Pr., Sp., & Pg. afforar, from Lat. forum, market, court of justice, O. Fr. feur, feor, fuor, fuer, law, assize, tax, Pr. for, It. & Pg. foro, Sp. fuero.)

1Sense 1. To confirm; to assure. [Obs.] “Thy title is affeered.” Shak.

2Sense 2. (Law.) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a precise sum; to reduce to a sum certain, according to the circumstances of the case. Blackstone.