Menage-a-trois


[mey-nahzh ah trwah; French mey-nazh a trwah] /meɪˈnɑʒ ɑ ˈtrwɑ; French meɪ naʒ a ˈtrwɑ/

noun
1.
a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
/menaʒ a trwɑ/
noun (pl) ménages à trois (menaʒ a trwɑ)
1.
a sexual arrangement involving a married couple and the lover of one of them
n.

1891, see menage.

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