FIANCE


Meaning of FIANCE in English

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

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