affeer
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to fix the market value of.
- (transitive) To confirm; to assure.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English afferen derived from Old French aferer derived from Latin afforāre.
Origin
Latin
afforāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affeerer English
- affeerment English
- afforāre Latin
- aforamiento Spanish, Castilian
- aforar Spanish, Castilian
- desaforar Spanish, Castilian
- foro Spanish, Castilian
- aforamento Portuguese
- aforar Portuguese
- desaforar Portuguese
- foro Portuguese
- afferen Middle English
- aferer Old French
- affoerour, afferour xno