Lodgment

Definition:

  • (v.) The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged.
  • (v.) A lodging place; a room.
  • (v.) An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest.
  • (v.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured position; as, to effect a lodgment.