marriage of convenience
noun
marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.
French
ma·riage de con·ve·nance
[ma-ryazh duh kawn-vuh-nahns] /maˈryaʒ də kɔ̃ vəˈnɑ̃s/.
Origin of marriage of convenience
First recorded in 1705–15
Words nearby marriage of convenience
marriage broker,
marriage bureau,
marriage encounter,
marriage equality,
marriage guidance,
marriage of convenience,
marriage of figaro, the,
marriage portion,
marriageable,
married,
married print
British Dictionary definitions for mariage de convenance (1 of 2)
mariage de convenance
/ French (marjaʒ də kɔ̃vənɑ̃s) /
noun plural mariages de convenance
another term for marriage of convenience
British Dictionary definitions for mariage de convenance (2 of 2)
marriage of convenience
noun
a marriage based on expediency rather than on love