/loj"ing/ , n.
1. accommodation in a house, esp. in rooms for rent: to furnish board and lodging.
2. a temporary place to stay; temporary quarters.
3. lodgings ,
a. a room or rooms rented for residence in another's house.
b. Brit. the rooms of a university student who lives neither on campus nor at home.
4. the act of lodging.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see LODGE, -ING 1 ]