loge

Definition

A booth or stall.

Etymology

From French loge (“arbor, covered walk-way”) from Frankish *laubijā (“shelter”). Akin to Old High German loub (“porch, gallery”) (German Laube (“bower, arbor”)), Old High German loub (“leaf, foliage”), Old English lēaf (“leaf, foliage”). Doublet of lobby, loggia, and lodge. More at lobby, loggia, leaf, lodge.

Example Sentences

• "About three in the morning, Nora knocked at the little glass door of the concierge's loge, asking if the doctor was in."
• "In major league stadiums the press box is usually located between the first and second decks in the loge level."
• "Pickle gladly embraced this opportunity of becoming acquainted with a person of such rank, and ordering his own chariot to follow, accompanied the count to his loge, where he conversed with him during the whole entertainment."