n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English loge, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German louba porch
Date: 13th century
1 chiefly dialect : a rude shelter or abode
2 a : a house set apart for residence in a particular season (as the hunting season) b : a resort hotel : INN
3 a : a house on an estate orig. for the use of a gamekeeper, caretaker, or porter b : a shelter for an employee (as a gatekeeper)
4 : a den or lair especially of gregarious animals (as beavers)
5 a : the meeting place of a branch of an organization and especially a fraternal organization b : the body of members of such a branch
6 a : WIGWAM b : a family of No. American Indians