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ménage definition

mé·nage or menage me·nage′ (mā näz̸h′, mə-)

noun

  1. a household; domestic establishment
  2. the management of a household; housekeeping

Etymology: Fr ménage & ME menage, both < OFr manage < manoir (see manor), infl. in form and sense by maisniee, family < VL *mansionata < L mansio: see mansion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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