Associations to the word «Lodgment»

Wiktionary

LODGMENT, noun. (US) An area used for lodging.
LODGMENT, noun. (US) The condition of being lodged.
LODGMENT, noun. (US) The act of lodging.

Dictionary definition

LODGMENT, noun. Bringing a charge or accusation against someone.
LODGMENT, noun. The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats