Lodge

1 English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940) [syn: Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge]

2 a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: club, society, guild, gild, order]

3 small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

4 a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter [syn: hunting lodge]

5 any of various native American dwellings [syn: indian lodge]

6 a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostel, hostelry, inn]

1 be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"

2 fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn: wedge, stick, deposit] [ant: dislodge]

3 file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" [syn: charge, file]

4 provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" [syn: accommodate]

English

Etymology

From loge.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒdʒ

Noun

1. Porter's rooms in the main entrance to a building.
2. A group of freemasons, the smallest organizational structure of freemasons.
3. A hotel or resort, usually in a rural area
4. A building used for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin
5. A country house
6. A reservoir providing water for a Lancashire cotton mill (UK).
7. A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.

Translations

• Danish: loge
• Finnish: loosi (2)

• German: Loge (1,2)
• Spanish: logia

Verb

1. To be firmly fixed in a specified position.

   I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.

2. To pay rent to a landlord or landlady who lives in the same house.
3. To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.
4. To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety.
5. To place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.).

Translations

• Finnish: tehdä valitus, majailla, asua, majoittaa, tarttua, juuttua, jäädä muistiin
• French: demeurer °
• German: feststecken (1), beherbergen (3), unterbringen (3), hinterlegen (4), deponieren (4), einlegen (5), einreichen (5)
• Hungarian: beszorul (1), (lakbért) fizetni (2), szállást adni (3), (biztonságba) helyezni (4), (nyilatkozatot) adni (5)
• Italian: alloggiare °
• Spanish: alojar °, albergar

Derived terms

• lodger
• lodging
• lodgement

Lodge has several meanings, in most cases relating to a meeting or dwelling place. It is also a surname.

Common nouns

• The Lodge, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia
• Black lodge, traditionally a Masonic Lodge fallen into disrepute, but commonly perceived as a meeting place for neo-pagans who believe in black magic.
• Hunting lodge, a place to stay when hunting
• Masonic Lodge, meeting place of Freemasons.
• Ski lodge, a place to stay when skiing
• Beaver's lodge, a nest
• Home of Native Americans
• Hotel, especially with a rustic or wilderness theme, or situated outside a city
• Level of organisation in a fraternal group (i.e. Freemasonry)
• Luxury resorts, which is intimate of size, with a common area, and often also features a mountain or natural location
• A building on a typical British estate in which a family live who are responsible for opening and closing the gates and thereby controlling entry.
• Name used by Chi Psi Fraternity brothers for their house.
• Lodge (company), an American cookware manufacturer

Persons

• Alexander Lodge (1881-1938), British engineer
• Carron Angus Cyril Oliver Lodge (c.1883-1910), British figure and landscape painter
• Sir Edmund Lodge (1756-1839), British Officer of Arms and author
• Eleanor Constance Lodge (1869-1936), historian and Principal of Westfield College, London
• Francis Graham Lodge (1908-), British black-and-white artist
• George Edward Lodge (1860-1954), British birds artist
• John C. Lodge (1862–1950), mayor of Detroit, Michigan
• Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), an early 20th century U.S. Senator
• Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902–1985), grandson, mid-20th century U.S. Senator
• David Lodge (author) (b. 1935), British author
• Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge (1851-1940), British physicist and writer involved in the development of the wireless telegraph
• Oliver W F Lodge (1878-1955), poet & author
• Sir Richard Lodge (1855-1936), historian
• Tom Lodge (born 1936), author and radio broadcaster

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