Defn: The office or position of a manager.
MANAGERY Man"age*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. menagerie, mesnagerie. See Manage, n., and cf. Menagerie.]
1. Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.
2. Husbandry; economy; frugality. Bp. Burnet.
MANAKIN
Man"a*kin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native name.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridæ. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.
MANAKIN
Man"a*kin, n.
Defn: A dwarf. See Manikin. Shak.
MANATEE
Man`a*tee", n. Etym: [Sp. manatí, from the native name in Hayti. Cf.
Lamantin.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; — called alsosea cow. [Written also manaty, manati.]