Obs. [ad. L. affect-us pa. pple. of afficĕre to do something to, to act upon, influence, dispose, incline; f. af- = ad- to + fac-ĕre to do.] Disposed, inclined = AFFECTED II.
c. 1400. Apol. for Loll., 88. Þey are more affect to o ymage þan to an oþer.
1538. Starkey, England, ii. § 19, 47. Euery cuntrey, cyty, and towne lyke wyse affecte and disposyd.
