fiance

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//fiˈɒ̃seɪ//
United Kingdom//fiˈɒnseɪ//
United States//fiˈɑnseɪ//
//ˈfaɪ.əns//

To betroth; to affiance.

noun

1
Variant of fiancéAlternative spelling of fiancé.

verb

1
obsoleteTo betroth; to affiance.
he[…]therfore fianced he his daughter
he should become so lusty over a lady of such questionable motives? He was fianced, after all. Perhaps that was it. Since his engagement, he had abstained from any liaisons, feeling it was only proper in a man soon to be married

Etymology

From Middle English fyancen, fyauncen, from Middle French fiancer.

Forms

plural: fiances
past tense: fianced
past participle: fianced
present participle: fiancing
third person singular: fiances

Fez · A city in Morocco.fi · The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the…Fi · A diminutive of the female given name Fiona.

fiance · To betroth; to affiance.

fiancé · A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is…fiancée · A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one…fiasco · A sudden or unexpected failure.

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