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Lodgment

//ˈlɑd͡ʒmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged. countable, uncountable

    "Rawdon was denied the door by Mr. Bowls; his servants could not get a lodgment in the house at Park Lane; his letters were sent back unopened."

  2. 2
    the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily wordnet
  3. 3
    The condition of being lodged. countable, uncountable

    "Nineteenth-century culture bears witness to a gradually intensifying anxiety about the structure of the self and the security of its lodgment in the world."

  4. 4
    The act of lodging or depositing. countable, uncountable

    "Full provision is made by these Acts for the efficient inspection of tea gardens and for the lodgment of complaints by coolies in districts where they are in operation."

  5. 5
    The occupation of a position by a besieging party, and the works thrown up to maintain it. countable, historical, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French logement, from loger (“to lodge”) + -ment.

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