porter's lodge
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porter's lodge
noun porters' lodges · porter-lodge · porters' lodge
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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.
Similar: guardhouse
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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.
Similar: mailroom
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noun lodge besides the entrance to an estate
| Español | portería, conserjería |
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| Français | conciergerie |
| Italiano | guardiola, portineria, gabbiotto |
| Ελληνικά | θυρωρείο thyroreío |
| Русский | сторо́жка storóžka |
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