Manage (?), n. [F. manège, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. ménage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See Manual, and cf. Manege.] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. [Obs.]
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Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. Bacon.
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Down, down I come; like glistering Phaëthon
Wanting the manage of unruly jades. Shak.
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The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. Shak.
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&hand_; This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management.
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Manage, v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.
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Leave them to manage for thee. Dryden.
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