Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lodge

 I. verb  (~d; lodging)  Date: 13th century  transitive verb  1.  a.  (1) to provide temporary quarters for  (2) to rent lodgings to  b. to establish or settle in a place  2. to serve as a receptacle for ; contain  3. to beat (as a crop) flat to the ground  4. to bring to an intended or a fixed position (as by throwing or thrusting)  5. to deposit for safeguard or preservation  6. to place or vest especially in a source, means, or agent  7. to lay (as a complaint) before a proper authority ; file  intransitive verb  1.  a. to occupy a place temporarily ; sleep  b.  (1) to have a residence ; dwell  (2) to be a ~r  2. to come to a rest  3. to fall or lie down — used especially of hay or grain crops  II. noun  Etymology: Middle English loge, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German louba porch  Date: 13th century  1. chiefly dialect a rude shelter or abode  2.  a. a house set apart for residence in a particular season (as the hunting season)  b. a resort hotel ; inn  3.  a. a house on an estate originally for the use of a gamekeeper, caretaker, or porter  b. a shelter for an employee (as a gatekeeper)  4. a den or lair especially of gregarious animals (as beavers)  5.  a. the meeting place of a branch of an organization and especially a fraternal organization  b. the body of members of such a branch  6.  a. wigwam  b. a family of North American Indians LODGE  I. biographical name Henry Cabot 1850-1924 American statesman & author  II. biographical name Henry Cabot 1902-1985 grandson of preceding American politician & diplomat  III. biographical name Sir Oliver Joseph 1851-1940 English physicist  IV. biographical name Thomas 1558-1625 English poet & dramatist