An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine.
An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.
Origin
From French loge ("arbor, covered walk-way") from Frankish *laubijā. Akin to Old High German loub ("porch, gallery") (German Laube ("bower, arbor")), Old High German loub ("leaf, foliage"), Old English lēaf ("leaf, foliage"). lobby, loggia, and lodge. More at lobby, loggia, leaf, lodge.
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