Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MA-NEU'VER, n. [Fr. manœuvre; main, L. manus, the hand, and œuvre, work, L. opera.]

1. Management; dextrous movement, particularly in an army or navy; any evolution, movement or change of position among companies, battalions, regiments, ships, &c., for the purpose of distributing the forces in the best manner to meet the enemy.
2. Management with address or artful design.