ménage

noun

mé·​nage mā-ˈnäzh How to pronounce ménage (audio)
mə-
: a domestic establishment : household
also : housekeeping

Examples of ménage in a Sentence

getting the whole unruly ménage ready for an outing takes quite a while
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His lies violated my right to determine my own bodily and emotional limits, the right to say no to his menage. Alison Kinney, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2018 By the way, my menage à cinq quickly became à trois and ended à me alone. Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 25 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French mesnage dwelling, from Vulgar Latin *mansionaticum, from Latin mansion-, mansio mansion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ménage was in the 14th century

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“Ménage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/m%C3%A9nage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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ménage

noun
mé·​nage mā-ˈnäzh How to pronounce ménage (audio)
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