futur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

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noun

Archaic

"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."
"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."

Unadapted borrowing from French futur. Doublet of future.

futurs (plural)

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