convenance

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It is equally obvious to anyone who knows Philip that he is not the type to submit meekly to the dictates of a dynastic manage de convenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it was really a mariage d'amour, not merely de convenance.

From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)

She would not be the first—not by millions—who had stifled the cherished yearnings of a heart, and strained its tenderest chords, to submit to a marriage de convenance!

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

Some striking instances of the Marriage de convenance being infringed on, have lately occurred in France.

From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.

It is sure to be so in these mariages de convenance, where there is no question of love.

From Saint Michael A Romance by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)