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—lodgeable, adj.n.1. a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.2. a house used as a temporary residence, as in the hunting season.3. a summer cottage.4. a house or cottage, as in a park or on an estate, occupied by a gatekeeper, caretaker, gardener, or other employee.5. a resort hotel, motel, or inn.6. the main building of a camp, resort hotel, or the like.7. the meeting place of a branch of certain fraternal organizations.8. the members composing the branch: The lodge is planning a picnic.9. any of various North American Indian dwellings, as a tepee or long house. Cf. earth lodge.10. the Indians who live in such a dwelling or a family or unit of North American Indians.11. the home of a college head at Cambridge University, England.12. the den of an animal or group of animals, esp. beavers.v.i.13. to have a habitation or quarters, esp. temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn: We lodged in a guest house.14. to live in rented quarters in another's house: He lodged with a local family during his college days.15. to be fixed, implanted, or caught in a place or position; come to rest; stick: The bullet lodged in his leg.v.t.16. to furnish with a habitation or quarters, esp. temporarily; accommodate: Can you lodge us for the night?17. to furnish with a room or rooms in one's house for payment; have as a lodger: a boardinghouse that lodges oil workers.18. to serve as a residence, shelter, or dwelling for; shelter: The château will lodge the ambassador during his stay.19. to put, store, or deposit, as in a place, for storage or keeping; stow: to lodge one's valuables in a hotel safe.20. to bring or send into a particular place or position.21. to house or contain: The spinal canal lodges and protects the spinal cord.23. to put or bring (information, a complaint, etc.) before a court or other authority.24. to beat down or lay flat, as vegetation in a storm: A sudden hail had lodged the crops.25. to track (a deer) to its lair.[1175-1225; ME logge < OF loge < ML laubia, lobia; see LOBBY]
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IOriginally an insubstantial dwelling, or one erected for a temporary occupational purpose (e.g., woodcutting or masonry) or for use during the hunting season.The lodge became a more permanent type of house as the lands around European mansions were developed as parks. The lodge was often the cottage of the gamekeeper, caretaker, gatekeeper, or gardener, or it could be a larger building for occupation by a higher-ranking person. Today the word suggests a rustic dwelling or inn in a natural setting, often one used seasonally (e.g., a ski lodge).II(as used in expressions)Lodge Henry CabotHunters' Lodges* * *
▪ dwellingoriginally an insubstantial house or dwelling, erected as a seasonal habitation or for some temporary occupational purpose, such as woodcutting. In this sense the word is currently used to describe accommodations for sportsmen during hunting season and for recreationists, such as skiers.The lodge became a more permanent type of house as the lands around European mansions were developed as parks. The lodge was the cottage of the gamekeeper, caretaker, gatekeeper, or gardener and might be at the park's entrance or elsewhere on the grounds, usually displaying some architectural relation to the main buildings. Lodges could be of considerable size in royal parks and be occupied by important persons. Lord John Russell, for example, lived in Pembroke Lodge at Richmond Park, London, by permission of Queen Victoria, for more than 30 years.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
