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noun
An area used for lodging; a place in which a person or thing is or can be lodged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The condition of being lodged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
The act of lodging or depositing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The occupation of a position by a besieging party, and the works thrown up to maintain it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: lodgement, lodging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
noun
bringing a charge or accusation against someone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: lodgement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allegation
History
From Middle French logement, from loger (“to lodge”) + -ment.
