Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porter's lodge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
porter's lodge
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.

Canadian usage; British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

porters' lodges (plural) porter-lodge (alternative) porters' lodge (alternative)

Derived Forms

plodge

Synonyms

plodge lodge guardhouse mailroom

Questions

What does porter's lodge mean?
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.

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