Lodge

loj, v. [lodged (lojd), lodging.] To de- posit for preservation; to infix, throw in, plant; to fix in the heart, mind, or memory; to furnish with a temporary habitation, harbor, cover. — To reside, dwell; to rest or dwell for a time; to sink or be beaten down, as grain. — n. A place in which one may find shelter, as, a small house in a park or forest; or the house of the gate-keeper on an estate; a local branch of a secret a ociation, as of the Freemasons, etc.; or the place in which they a emble. [ME. and OF. loge, a lodge, loggia, gallery, lodge, LL. laubia, a porch, lobi a, a gallery: see Lobby; OF. loyer, to lodge, sojourn.] — Lodg'er, n. One who lodges, esp. one who lives in a hired room, or who has a bed in another's house for a night; one who resides in any place for a time.— Lodging, n. A place of residence for a time; harbor; cover.— Lodgement, n. Act of, or state of being, etc.; a lodging-place; room; accumulation of something deposited or remaining at rest. (Mil.) Occupation of a position, by a besieging party.— Log'gia, lod'ja, n. A gallery or portico ornamented with paintings, etc. [It.]