fiancee
pronunciation
How to pronounce fiancee in British English:
UK [fɪˈɑːnseɪ]
How to pronounce fiancee in American English:
US [fiˈænsi]
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- Noun:
- a woman who is engaged to be married
Word Origin
- fiancee (n.)
- "woman to whom one is betrothed," 1844 (1837 as a French word in English), from French fiancée, fem. of fiancé, past participle of fiancer "to betroth," from fiance "a promise, trust," from fier "to trust," from Vulgar Latin *fidare "to trust," from Latin fidus "faithful" from the same root as fides "faith" (see faith). It has all but expelled native betrothed. The English verb fiance, now obsolete, was used c. 1450-1600 for "to engage to be married."
Example
- 1. Now paul made an unconventional deal with his fiancee .
- 2. Hanson poses with his fiancee at northolt airport london in 1952 .
- 3. Uribe 's fiancee , claudia solis , delivered the food on friday evening .
- 4. William 's fiancee , kate middleton , hails from a line of coal miners .
- 5. A picture of the ceo and his fiancee sarah at egypt 's great pyramids captured lorang checking his email .