fiancé

 
Pronunciation: /fɪˈɒnseɪ, -ˈɑːns-, -ˈɒ̃s-/

noun

  • a man to whom a woman is engaged to be married: my fiancé and I were childhood sweethearts

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, past participle of fiancer 'betroth', from Old French fiance 'a promise', based on Latin fidere 'to trust'

Spelling help

Fiancé (a French word) can also be spelled fiance, without an accent on the e. Similarly, the feminine form can be spelled fiancée or fiancee.