[lodg.ment] or lodge.ment n (1598) 1 a: a lodging place: shelter b: accommodations, lodgings "found ~ in the city"
2. a: the act, fact, or manner of lodging "a hut for temporary ~ of cattlemen" b: a placing, depositing, or coming to rest 3 a: an accumulation or collection deposited in a place or remaining at rest b: a place of rest or deposit