The Collaborative International Dictionary
affiancing
affiance \af*fi"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. affianced ([a^]f*f[imac]"anst); p. pr. & vb. n. affiancing ([a^]f*f[imac]"an*s[i^]ng).] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.]
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To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.
To me, sad maid, he was affianced.
--Spenser. To assure by promise. [Obs.]
--Pope.
Wiktionary
affiancing
vb. (present participle of affiance English)
Usage examples of "affiancing".
You know, to me, Clara, plighted faith, the affiancing of two lovers, is a piece of religion.