Affiance (Verb)
Meaning
Give to in marriage.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The king affianced his daughter to the prince of the neighboring kingdom in a strategic alliance.
- She was reluctant to affiance her only child, a daughter, to the greedy and ruthless nobleman.
- After a lengthy courtship, the knight was granted permission to affiance his beloved to the lord.
- Despite initial objections from her parents, they finally agreed to affiance their youngest daughter to the lowly but lovable apprentice.
- The treaty between the two nations required the ruler to affiance his heir to the rival country's princess.