ménage à trois

Or menage a trois

[mey-nahzh ah trwah, mey-nazh a trwah]

noun

plural

ménages à trois 

1. a domestic arrangement in which three people, usually a heterosexual couple and one other person, are engaged in a sexual or romantic relationship and occupy the same household.

2. threesome.

ménage à trois

/ menaʒ a trwɑ /

noun

1. a sexual arrangement involving a married couple and the lover of one of them

Word History and Origins

Origin of ménage à trois¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from French: “household of three”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ménage à trois¹

literally: household of three

Related Words

• love affair 
• threesome