Af*fec"tive*ly, adv. In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
Af*fec"tu*ous (?; 135), a. [L. affectuous: cf. F. affectueux. See Affect.] Full of passion or emotion; earnest. [Obs.] -- Af*fec"tu*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Af*feer" (&?;), v. t. [OF. aforer, afeurer, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. ad + forum market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning price.] 1. To confirm; to assure. [Obs.] "The title is affeered." Shak.
2. (Old Law) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.
Amercements . . . were affeered by the judges.
Blackstone.
{ Af*feer"er (&?;), Af*feer"or (&?;), } n. [OF. aforeur, LL. afforator.] (Old Law) One who affeers. Cowell.
Af*feer"ment (&?;), n. [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law) The act of affeering. Blackstone.
Af"fer*ent (&?;), a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.
||Af*fet`tu*o"so (&?;), adv. [It.] (Mus.) With feeling.
Af*fi"ance (&?;), n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.] 1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.