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Fiancé vs. FiancéeMuch debate and change surrounds the terms fiancé and fiancée in the recent past. English speakers borrowed these gendered terms from the French in the mid-19th century, importing both the masculine (fiancé) and feminine (fiancée). This term ultimately derives from Latin, fidare literally meaning “to trust,” combined with the suffix -ance, which is used to form nouns from existing verbs. But which form should you …
Nearby words
commotion, commove, comms, communal, communal aerial, communal marriage, communalism, communality, communalize, communally, communard
Origin of communal marriage
First recorded in 1865–70
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