† affiern.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who puts trust in another (in quot., the devil). Cf. affy v. 1.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > person(s) having
ileaffulOE
leaffulc1225
trowing1303
priestc1350
levera1400
trowera1400
believer?a1425
acknowledger1560
professor1597
credent1626
affiera1641
faithfullist1653
bhakta1828
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [noun] > one who trusts
truster1537
relier1594
affiera1641
confider1648
reposer1832
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) iii. 204 He [sc. the Devil] baptizeth somewhere some, such as be his Beleevers and Affiers in him [L. credentes et fideles suos].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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