[af.fair] n [ME & MF; ME affaire, fr. MF, fr. a faire to do] (14c) 1 a pl: commercial, professional, public, or personal business b: matter, concern
2: a procedure, action, or occasion only vaguely specified; also: an object or collection of objects only vaguely specified "their house was a 2-story ~" 3 also af.faire a: a romantic or passionate attachment typically of limited duration: liaison 2b b: a matter occasioning public anxiety, controversy, or scandal: case