Menage Definition
mā-näzh
noun
A household; domestic establishment.
Webster's New World
The management of a household; housekeeping.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(now Scotland) A type of cooperative society whereby all members pay a regular sum of savings, or through which goods can be paid for in installments. [from 19th c.]
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Menage
Noun
Singular:
menagePlural:
menagesOrigin of Menage
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French from Old French mesnage alteration (influenced by maisnie family) of manage from maneir to stay from Latin manēre to remain remain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman meinage, maynage, Old French mainage, menage, from maneir (“to stay"), manoir, maindre; with later influence after French ménage.
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