The person to whom one are engaged.

The (Italian I promessi sposi) Romantic historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, published 1825–27 and in its final form 1840��42. Set in Lombardy in 1628–31, during the Spanish administration and a popular insurrection in Milan, it follows the fortunes of two poor silk weavers whose marriage is prevented until the last chapter by the interference of the tyrannical Don Rodrigo.