Main Entry: ¹af·fi·ance

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈfī-ən(t)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from affier to pledge, trust, from Medieval Latin affidare to pledge, from Latin ad- + Vulgar Latin *fidare to trust — more at fiancé

Date: 14th century

archaic : trust, confidence