sham marriage

English - Turkish

Definition of sham marriage in English Turkish dictionary

Anlaşmalı evlilik

English - English

Definition of sham marriage in English English dictionary

A sham marriage is a union (marriage) motivated not so much by love but instead by a desire for political advantage or personal convenience. Examples of the former include many royal marriages of the Middle Ages, one of the most famous being the marriage between Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 12th Century. Eleanor was a full ten years older than Henry II but the marriage made France more powerful politically. Other sources, however, claim that Eleanor wanted to experience Henry's reputedly insatiable sex drive as much as she wanted to experience greater political power

Hyphenation

sham mar·riage

Turkish pronunciation

şäm merîc

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜam ˈmerəʤ/ /ˈʃæm ˈmɛrɪʤ/