fiancén.2
/fiːˈɒnseɪ/ A betrothed person.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > betrothed person > man
fiancé1853
espouser1884
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] > betrothed person > woman
spousessc1384
bride-to-be1829
fiancé1853
novia1874
1853 Ld. Houghton Let. Dec. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. xi. 490 Nobody much here except Clough and his fiancée, a clever-looking girl.
1864 London Society Aug. 58 The bride elect, the fiancé, the trousseau..she took under her most special charge.
1885 Graphic 3 Jan. 10/2 The fiancé, Prince Henry.
1890 W. Besant Demoniac ii. 26 He would not trust himself to see his fiancée, Elinor Thanet.
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