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- Old French · derived fromasseürance
- Middle English · inherited fromassuraunce
- English todayassurance
From Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure + -ance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
assurance
as·sur·anceToday it means: The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone. Full definition →
Middle English assuraunce ← Old French asseürance