A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's
surname, or used instead of it.
1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. "A talent for affairs." Prescott. 2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to o...
