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31Promise — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Promise >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 promise promise undertaking word troth plight pledge parole word of honor vow Sgm: N 1 oath oath &c.(affirmation) 535 Sgm: N 1 profes …
32Hope — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hope >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hope hope hopes Sgm: N 1 desire desire &c. 865 Sgm: N 1 fervent hope fervent hope sanguine expectation trust confidence reliance Sgm: N 1 faith …
33fiancee — woman to whom one is betrothed, 1853, from Fr. fianceé, fem. of fiancé, pp. of fiancer to betroth, from fiance a promise, trust, from fier to trust, from V.L. *fidare (see AFFIANCE (Cf. affiance)). Has all but expelled native betrothed. The verb… …
34contract — n 1. compact, covenant, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; settlement, arrangement, understanding, agreement, gentleman s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation, Sl. hit, Sl. death… …
35promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath …
36affy — verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English afien, affien, from Old French afier more at affiance transitive verb 1. obsolete : confide, trust …
37af|fi|ant — «uh FY uhnt», noun. Law, U.S. a person who makes an affidavit. ╂[< Old French affiant, present participle of afier; see etym. under affiance (Cf. ↑affiance)] …
38Affidavit — Af fi*da vit, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See {Affiance}, {Affy}.] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate. Bouvier. Burrill. [1913 …
39Assurance — As*sur ance, n. [OE. assuraunce, F. assurance, fr. assurer. See {Assure}.] 1. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence. [1913 Webster] Whereof he hath given assurance unto… …
40Assure — As*sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuring}.] [OF. ase[ u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See {Secure}, {Sure}, and cf. {Insure}.] 1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a …
