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futur

futur noun: a fiancé.

Noun

futur (plural futurs)

  1. (archaic) A fiancé.
    • In the Memoirs of Madame d'Epinay, there is a capital story, how a betrothed girl was introduced to her futur without her knowledge, and how much time was granted her to learn to know and love him.1863, The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, volume 127, page 492
    • If you, gracious mistress, will trust yourself to Mariette, I stake my daughter's life on your safety. Her futur, Joseph Abramovitch, is ready to take you away, dressed as his sister.1877, Charlotte Louisa H. Dempster, Blue Roses; or, Helen Malinofska's marriage, page 20

Forms of futur

pluralfuturs

Origin of futur

Unadapted borrowing from French futur. Doublet of future.

Questions about futur

What does futur mean?
Futur means a fiancé.
What part of speech is futur?
Futur is a noun.
What is the plural of futur?
The plural of futur is futurs.

Words near futur in the dictionary

  1. Futuna
  2. Futunan
  3. Futunans
  4. Futunian
  5. Futunians
  6. futur
  7. Futura
  8. futurable
  9. futural
  10. futuralities
  11. futurality

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