Home › Words › P › pseudomarriagepseudomarriagepseudomarriage · noun — A union that lacks official recognition or that is entered into under false pretenses for illegal purposes.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pseudo- + marriage.nounA union that lacks official recognition or that is entered into under false pretenses for illegal purposes.e.g.“Treatment of the pseudomarriage is a process of making use of the structured evaluation whereby the counselor can help the couple come to terms with the nature of this relationship.” — 1977, Richard H. Klemer, edited by Richard H. Klemer, Robert F. Stahmann, and William J. Hiebert, Klemer's Counseling in Marital and Sexual Problems: A Clinician's Handbook, Williams & Wilkins, page 3Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).