passage

1
[ pas-ij ]
/ ˈpæs ɪdʒ /

noun

verb (used without object), pas·saged, pas·sag·ing.

to make a passage; cross; pass; voyage.

Origin of passage

1
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to pass(er) to pass + -age -age

Definition for passage (2 of 2)

passage 2
[ pas-ij, puh-sahzh ]
/ ˈpæs ɪdʒ, pəˈsɑʒ /
Manège.

noun

a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.

verb (used without object), pas·saged, pas·sag·ing.

(of a horse) to execute such a movement.
(of a rider) to cause a horse to execute such a movement.

verb (used with object), pas·saged, pas·sag·ing.

to cause (a horse) to passage.

Origin of passage

2
1790–1800; < French passager (v.), variant of passéger < Italian passeggiare to walk; see pace1

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British Dictionary definitions for passage (1 of 2)

passage 1
/ (ˈpæsɪdʒ) /

noun

Word Origin for passage

C13: from Old French from passer to pass

British Dictionary definitions for passage (2 of 2)

passage 2
/ (ˈpæsɪdʒ, ˈpæsɑːʒ) dressage /

noun

a sideways walk in which diagonal pairs of feet are lifted alternately
a cadenced lofty trot, the moment of suspension being clearly defined

verb

to move or cause to move at a passage

Word Origin for passage

C18: from French passager, variant of passéger, from Italian passeggiare to take steps, ultimately from Latin passūs step, pace 1

Medical definitions for passage

passage
[ păsĭj ]

n.

A movement from one place to another.
The process of passing from one condition or stage to another.
A path, channel, or duct through, over, or along which something may pass.
An act of emptying, as of the bowels.
The process of passing or maintaining a group of microorganisms or cells through a series of hosts or cultures.