verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English afien, affien, from Old French afier — more at affiance
transitive verb
1. obsolete : confide , trust
2.
a. obsolete
(1) : espouse
(2) : affiance , betroth
b. archaic : to join closely (as in bonds of faith)
souls affied by sovereign destinies — R.W.Emerson
intransitive verb
obsolete : confide , trust