n.
Pronunciation: ˌ f ē - ˌ än- ' s ā , f ē - ' än- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from past participle of fiancer to promise, betroth, from Old French fiancier, from fiance promise, trust, from fier to trust, from Vulgar Latin *fidare, alteration of Latin fidere ― more at BIDE
Date: 1838
: a man engaged to be married