loge

English

/ləʊʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • A booth or stall.
  • The lodge of a concierge.
  • An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine.
  • An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.

Etymology

Derived from French loge (covered walk-way, arbor) derived from Frankish *laubijā (arbour, shelter, shelter made of foliage, protective roof).

Origin

Frankish

*laubijā

Gloss

arbour, shelter, shelter made of foliage, protective roof

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