porter's lodge
porter's lodge noun: a building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
Noun
porter's lodge (plural porters' lodges)
- A building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
- The keys... were on Saturday stolen from the porter's lodge.1819 August 30, Times, page 2
- Synonyms:
- guardhouse
- An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.
- [H]e walked across Hawthorn Tree Court on his way to the porter's lodge. […] At the lodge he cleared his pigeon-hole.1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 39
- Synonyms:
- mailroom
Synonyms of porter's lodge
Forms of porter's lodge
| plural | porters' lodges |
|---|---|
| alternative form | porter-lodge |
| alternative form | porters' lodge |
Words formed from porter's lodge
Questions about porter's lodge
- What does porter's lodge mean?
- Porter's lodge means a building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
- What part of speech is porter's lodge?
- Porter's lodge is a noun.
- What is the plural of porter's lodge?
- The plural of porter's lodge is porters' lodges.
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