Affidare

In Canon Law. To betroth; to plight one's faith generally. Bracton, fol. 29a; Co. Litt. 34a. — ^In Feudal Law. To swear fealty, as a tenant to his lord. Spelman. — ^In Old Practice. To make oath.

To swear faith to; to pledge one’s faith or do fealty by making oath. Cowell.

Lat. [from fides, faith; fidem dare, to give or pledge faith.] In canon law. To plight one's faith, as on an engagement to marry; to betroth. Postquam eam affidaverat, et cum qua postea publics contraxit; after he had betrothed her, and with whom he afterwards publicly contracted marriage. Bra/ct, fol. 29 a. Cb. Litt. 34 a.

In feudal law. To give or swear fidelity. or fealty, as a tenant or vassal to his lord. Spelman, See Affidatio, Affidatua.

In old practice. To pledge by oath; to swear to do a thing; simper to swear, or make oath; to make faithy as the Scotch phrase literally renders it. Quorum quilibet affidabit quod de quo Ubet hundredo eligety d:c.; each of whom shall swear that out of every hundred he will choose, <fec. Bract, fol. 116 a. Jurare, (q. v.) occurs in this passage in the same sense. Et ad hoc fideliter faciendum affidabunt am^rciatores quod, dbc.; and to do this faithfully, the amercers shall swear, &c. Id, fol. 116 b. See Id. 387 b. 851 b. Affidavit; he swore, OT pledged himself by oath. Id. 352 a. See Aj^avit.

‘To plight one’s faith, or give fealty, i. e. fidelity by making oath, &c. Cunn. Dict. h. t. !