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lodg·ment

   [loj-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act of lodging.
2.
the state of being lodged.
3.
something lodged or deposited.
4.
Military. a position or foothold gained from an enemy, or an entrenchment made upon it.
5.
a lodging place; rooming house.
EXPAND
6.
accommodations; lodgings.
COLLAPSE
Also, especially British, lodge·ment.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French logement. See lodge, -ment
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lodgment or lodgement (ˈlɒdʒmənt)
 
—n
1.  the act of lodging or the state of being lodged
2.  a blockage or accumulation
3.  a small area gained and held in enemy territory
 
lodgement or lodgement
 
—n

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lodgement
1590s, from Fr. logement (14c.); see lodge.
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