mantuary

noun
/ˈmæntjʊəɹi/UK/ˈmænt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/US

Etymology

Blend of man + sanctuary.

  1. derived from sanctus
  2. derived from sanctuarium
  3. derived from saintuaire
  4. inherited from seyntuarie
  5. compounded as mantuary — “man + sanctuary

Definitions

  1. A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer,…

    A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer, playing games and watching TV; often a garage or den.

    • Light up your booze with professional bar lighting from Beyond 7 bubble wall installations to make a more modern mantuary for you and your friends.
    • In fact, luxury man caves or ‘mantuaries’ are the latest must-have accessory for self-respecting gents.
    • Some academics have called mantuaries the male reaction to female dominance in decisions about décor in the majority of North American households: […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mantuary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA