English
affirmance
Either affirm + -ance or from Old French afermance
Formed from affirm + -ance
Latin affirmare ‘to present as fixed, aver, affirm’
Old French afermer
Middle English affermen ‘to decide upon’
English affirm
Today it means
noun The act of affirming, affirmation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / affirmance