Affidare

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.