Affiance

n. [O. Fr. affiance, affiance, It. affidenza, promise, confidence, O. Fr. affiancer, Pr. affiansar, Sp. affianzar, to confirm by a promise, to give faith, warrant, Pr. fiansa, fiansu, It. fidanza, Sp. fianza, confidence, faith, homage, security in bail, Fr. fiancer, It. fidanzare, to betroth, Pr. fiansar, to promise, from Lat. fides, trust, faith, confidence, fidere, to trust, confide, fidentia, confidence.]

1Sense 1. Plighted faith; the marriage contract or promise.

2Sense 2. Trust; reliance; confidence.

Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have Most love and most affiance. Tennyson.

Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love. Sir J. Stephen.