lantern

An often portable case with transparent or translucent sides for holding and protecting a light.

A decorative casing for a light, often of paper.

A light and its protective or decorative case.

The room at the top of a lighthouse where the light is located.

A lighthouse.

A structure built on top of a roof or dome with open or windowed walls to admit light and air.

To furnish with a lantern; light as by means of a lantern: as, to lantern a lighthouse.

To put to death by hanging to a lamp-post (French lanterne): a frequent incident during the first French revolution.