ménage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ménage
First recorded on 1250–1300; Middle English, from French, ultimately from unattested Vulgar Latin mansiōnāticum; mansion, -age
Example Sentences
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A stiletto-heeled, stiletto-tongued persona who might well have been the spawn of a ménage à quatre involving Oscar Wilde, Salvador Dalí, Auntie Mame and Miss Piggy, Dame Edna was not so much a character as a cultural phenomenon, a force of nature trafficking in wicked, sequined commentary on the nature of fame.
From New York Times
“I told myself, ‘Am I going to be able to be a full-fledged member of Parliament?’” said Thomas Ménagé, a 30-year-old lawmaker from central France.
From New York Times
Thomas Ménagé, a 30-year-old National Rally lawmaker from central France, said in an interview last month that party lawmakers had received internal orders to “behave irreproachably.”
From New York Times
It might get noised about that the Pontelliers had met with reverses, and were forced to conduct their ménage on a humbler scale than heretofore.
From Literature
The only reasonably content creature in the ménage is Lucky, their scraggly poodle.
From New York Times
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