affeer

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English

Etymology

From Middle English afferen, aferen, from Old French aferer, afuerer, afeurer, aforer, from Medieval Latin afforāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

affeer (third-person singular simple present affeers, present participle affeering, simple past and past participle affeered)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, law) To assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to fix the market value of.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To confirm; to assure.
    • 1623, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 4. scene 3:
      For goodness dare not check thee! wear thou thy wrongs; / The title is affeer'd!

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