manège

or ma·nege

[ ma-nezh, -neyzh ]

noun
  1. the art of training and riding horses.

  2. the action, movements, or paces of a trained horse.

  1. a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.

Origin of manège

1
1635–45; <French <Italian maneggio;see manage

Words Nearby manège

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How to use manège in a sentence

  • He possessed great personal strength, was expert in all manly exercises, and shone especially at the jousts and the manege.

    Windsor Castle | William Harrison Ainsworth
  • I sent my black manege horse and furniture with a friend to his Majestie then at Oxford.

    Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) | John Evelyn
  • Agitated streets; still more agitated round the Salle de Manege!

    The French Revolution | Thomas Carlyle
  • We are like horses in a manege, or oxen or dogs taught to draw the plough, or be harnessed to a carriage.

    Thoughts on Man | William Godwin
  • The broad doors flew open, and the manege was soon filled with knights and ladies on foot and horseback.

British Dictionary definitions for manège

manège

manege

/ (mæˈneɪʒ) /


noun
  1. the art of training horses and riders: Compare dressage

  2. a riding school

Origin of manège

1
C17: via French from Italian maneggio, from maneggiare to manage

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