futur

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noun

A fiancé.

OriginFrench futur →
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Meanings

nounfutur (plural futurs)

plural futurs

  1. archaicA fiancé.

    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
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    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

Origin

  1. Frenchfutur
  2. Englishfutur

Unadapted borrowing from French futur. Doublet of future.

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APA

futur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futur

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“futur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “futur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futur.

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