ɑnˈseɪ, fiˈɑn noun
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
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| —n | |
| a man who is engaged to be married | |
| [C19: from French, from Old French fiancier to promise, betroth, from fiance a vow, from fier to trust, from Latin fīdere] | |
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fiance
"man to whom one is betrothed," 1864, from Fr. fiancé, pp. of fiancer "betrothed" (see fiancee).
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