|fēˌ]än|sā, fē|], ]äⁿ |-, ]ȧn|- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from past participle of fiancer to vow, promise, betroth, from Old French fiancier, from fiance vow, promise, trust, from fier to trust (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin fidare ) + -ance
: a man engaged to be married — usually used with preceding possessive