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Affeer

Affeer \Af*feer"\, v. t. [OF. aforer, afeurer, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. ad + forum market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning price.]

  1. To confirm; to assure. [Obs.] ``The title is affeered.''
    --Shak.

  2. (Old Law) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.

    Amercements . . . were affeered by the judges.
    --Blackstone.

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affeer

vb. 1 (context obsolete legal English) To assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to fix the market value of. 2 (context obsolete English) To confirm; to assure.