manège

noun ma·nège \ma-ˈnezh, mə-, -ˈnāzh\

Definition of MANÈGE

: a school for teaching horsemanship and for training horses

: the art of horsemanship or of training horses

: the movements or paces of a trained horse

ma·nège also ma·nege \ma-ˈnezh, mə-, -ˈnāzh\

French manège, from Italian maneggio training of a horse — more at manage

First Known Use: 1644

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