affeer

transitive verb

af·​feer

ə-ˈfir

-ed/-ing/-s

1

law : to fix the amount of (an amercement) : assess

2

obsolete : confirm, assure

the title is affeered

—Shakespeare

Word History

Etymology

Middle English afferen, affuren, from Middle French affeurer, afforer, from a- (from Latin ad-) + feur, fuer market price, tax, from Medieval Latin forum market price, from Latin, market place

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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