mé·nage (m -näzh )n. 1. People living together as a unit; a household. 2. The management of a household. [French, from Old French mesnage, alteration (influenced by maisnie, family) of maneir, to stay, from Latin man  re, to remain; see remain.] |
ménage [meɪˈnɑːʒ (French) menaʒ]
n
the persons of a household
[from French, from Vulgar Latin mansiōnāticum (unattested) household; see mansion]
Ménage members of a household, 1297; members of a club or benefit society, 1829; staff or company of a theatre.
Example: ménage of the opera, 1746.
Translations
ménage
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