Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To betroth. See
affiance . - noun Trust; confidence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To betroth; to affiance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
fiancé . - verb obsolete To
betroth ; toaffiance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man who is engaged to be married
Etymologies
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Examples
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I also hate the term fiance/fiancee so much I refused to use it during our engagement.
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I need this Andrea air purifier because, frankly, my fiance is a compulsive farter.
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Katy recently posted a photo of Russell in a wedding dress on Twitter and admitted her fiance is a bit of a Bridezilla and enjoys reading wedding magazines!
Russell Brand Katy Perry Weeklong Wedding Extravaganza Oct. 2010 2010
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A 32-year-old woman who vanished just days before her wedding was found alive early Saturday in New Mexico after calling her fiance from a pay phone and saying she had been kidnapped, authorities said.
April 2005 2005
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Starcradle, the biggest obstacle to planning your marriage while your fiance is in the States is his need for a tourist visa.
Marriage 2009
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Starcradle, the biggest obstacle to planning your marriage while your fiance is in the States is his need for a tourist visa.
Marriage 2009
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Starcradle, the biggest obstacle to planning your marriage while your fiance is in the States is his need for a tourist visa.
Marriage 2009
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Starcradle, the biggest obstacle to planning your marriage while your fiance is in the States is his need for a tourist visa.
Marriage 2009
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Starcradle, the biggest obstacle to planning your marriage while your fiance is in the States is his need for a tourist visa.
Marriage 2009
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Then it emerged that Mr. Nocera's fiance is the communications director at Boies, Schiller & Flexner, a law firm representing Oracle in the lawsuit.
SAP Seeks Gag Order in Oracle Case Jeanette Borzo 2010
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