Meanings
plural porters' lodges · alternative porter-lodge · alternative porters' lodge
- 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 2Synonyms: guardhouse
- CanadaUKAn 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 39Synonyms: mailroom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
nounAn equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.
Translations
Basque atezaindegi
- atezaindegilodge besides the entrance to an estate
Danish portnerloge, portnerkontor
- portnerlogelodge besides the entrance to an estate
- portnerkontorlodge besides the entrance to an estate
French conciergerie
- conciergerielodge besides the entrance to an estate
Greek θυρωρείο
- θυρωρείο (thyroreío)lodge besides the entrance to an estate
Hungarian portásfülke
- portásfülkelodge besides the entrance to an estate
Italian guardiola, portineria
- guardiolalodge besides the entrance to an estate
- portinerialodge besides the entrance to an estate
- gabbiottolodge besides the entrance to an estate
Polish portiernia
- portiernialodge besides the entrance to an estate
Russian сторо́жка
- сторо́жка (storóžka)lodge besides the entrance to an estate
Spanish portería, conserjería
- porteríalodge besides the entrance to an estate
- conserjeríalodge besides the entrance to an estate
Swedish grindstuga
- grindstugalodge besides the entrance to an estate
Cite this entry
porter's lodge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porter's%20lodge
“porter's lodge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porter's%20lodge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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