affeer

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

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!

Derived terms

• affeerer
• affeerment