Definition of mariage de convenance in English:
mariage de convenance
nounPlural mariages de convenance ˌmarɪɑːʒ də ˌkɒ̃vəˈnɒ̃smaʀjaʒ də kɔ̃vnɑ̃sˌmärēˌäZH də ˌkônvəˈnäns
French term for marriage of convenience
Example sentencesExamples
- She does not have the opportunity given to fair ladies of noble birth to make a suitable mariage de convenance.
- The lords of the territory of Dol, in service to Gurun, exhort him to leave his mistress and make a suitable mariage de convenance.
- Similar to other marriages among the nobility, Le Fraisne's marriage, as a mariage de convenance, creates a network of alliances to maintain the system's survival.
Definition of mariage de convenance in US English:
mariage de convenance
nounˌmärēˌäZH də ˌkônvəˈnäns
French term for marriage of convenience (see marriage)
Example sentencesExamples
- The lords of the territory of Dol, in service to Gurun, exhort him to leave his mistress and make a suitable mariage de convenance.
- Similar to other marriages among the nobility, Le Fraisne's marriage, as a mariage de convenance, creates a network of alliances to maintain the system's survival.
- She does not have the opportunity given to fair ladies of noble birth to make a suitable mariage de convenance.