v. & n.
v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by to, on) attach, fasten. 2 add in writing (a signature or postscript). 3 impress (a seal or stamp).
n. 1 an appendage; an addition. 2 Gram. an addition or element placed at the beginning (prefix) or end ( suffix) of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word (infix), to modify its meaning. affixture n.
[ F affixer, affixe or med.L affixare frequent. of L affigere (as AD-, figere fix- fix) ]