əˈfi(ə)r transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English afferen, affuren, from Middle French affeurer, afforer, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + feur, fuer market price, tax, from Medieval Latin forum market price, from Latin, market place — more at forum
1. law : to fix the amount of (an amercement) : assess
2. obsolete : confirm , assure
the title is affeered — Shakespeare