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.
3. a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.

manège

/ mæˈneɪʒ /

noun

1. See dressage
   the art of training horses and riders Compare dressage
2. a riding school

Word History and Origins

Origin of manège¹

1635–45; < French < Italian maneggio; manage

Word History and Origins

Origin of manège¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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I sent my black manege horse and furniture with a friend to his Majestie then at Oxford.

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Agitated streets; still more agitated round the Salle de Manege!

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We are like horses in a manege, or oxen or dogs taught to draw the plough, or be harnessed to a carriage.

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The broad doors flew open, and the manege was soon filled with knights and ladies on foot and horseback.

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