affeer

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affeer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Affeer \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.
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     2. (Old Law) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or
        amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.
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              Amercements . . . were affeered by the judges.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster] Affeerer