loge
Plural: loges
Noun
- A small, private compartment or box in a theater or stadium.
- 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
- 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.
Examples
- From his strategic LOGE, he could survey the entire Words With Friends board for optimal plays.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 5
loge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordloge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
loge: valid Words With Friends Word