English

Noun

manutention ‎(plural manutentions)

1. (historical) Maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essayes, London: Edward Blount, OCLC 946730821, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.108:

     Christian religion hath all the markes of extreme justice and profit, but none more apparent than the exact commendation of obedience due unto magistrates, and manutention [tr. manutention] of policies […].

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manutentio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manytɑ̃sjɔ̃/

Noun

manutention f ‎(plural manutentions)

1. (obsolete) maintenance; manutention
2. (technology, commercial) handling
3. storehouse, depot