n.
- a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper or other employee.
▸a small country house occupied in season for sports such as hunting and shooting.
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[in names]
a large house or hotel.
▸a porter's quarters at the main entrance of a college or other large building.
- an American Indian tent or other dwelling.
- a beaver's den.
- a branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons.
v.
- present (a complaint, appeal, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.
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(lodge something in/with)
leave money or a valuable item in (a place) or with (someone) for safe keeping.
- make or become firmly fixed in a place.
- rent accommodation in another person's house.
▸provide with such accommodation.
- (of wind or rain) flatten (a standing crop).
Etymology
ME loge, via OFr. loge ‘arbour, hut’ from med. L. laubia, lobia (see lobby), of Gmc origin.