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affeering

affeering is the present participle and gerund of affeer.

Meaning of affeer

Verb

affeer (third-person singular simple present affeers, present participle affeering, simple past and past participle affeered)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to fix the market value of.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To confirm; to assure.
    • For goodness dare not check thee! wear thou thy wrongs; / The title is affeer'd!1623, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 4. scene 3

Questions about affeering

What is affeering the present participle and gerund of?
Affeering is the present participle and gerund of affeer.

Words near affeering in the dictionary

  1. affeebling
  2. affeer
  3. affeered
  4. affeerer
  5. affeerers
  6. affeering
  7. affeerment
  8. affeerments
  9. affeers
  10. Affeldt
  11. Affeldts

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