Main Entry: fi·an·cé

Pronunciation: \ˌfē-ˌän-ˈsā, fē-ˈän-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