loge
loge · loges
ложа
Loge
A booth or stallA booth or stall.
UK/ləʊʒ/US/loʊʒ/
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
Loge
ло́жаlóža
An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.
More definitions
- balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
upscale seating region in theatres or similar:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
upscale seating region in theatres or similar:
Origin
From French loge (“arbor, covered walk-way”) from Frankish *laubijā (“shelter”). Akin to OFrom 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.
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