ménage

Or me·nage

[mey-nahzh, mey-nazh]

noun

plural

ménages 

1. a domestic establishment; household.

2. housekeeping.

adjective

1. of or relating to a ménage à trois.

   erotic ménage fiction.

ménage

/ menaʒ, meɪˈnɑːʒ /

noun

1. the persons of a household

Word History and Origins

Origin of ménage¹

First recorded on 1250–1300; Middle English, from French, ultimately from unattested Vulgar Latin mansiōnāticum; mansion, -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of ménage¹

C17: from French, from Vulgar Latin mansiōnāticum (unattested) household; see _mansion