Lodgment

Lodg´ment

n.	1.	The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged. Any particle which is of size enough to make a lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. - Paley.
	2.	A lodging place; a room.
	3.	An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest.
	4.	(Mil.) 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.

Noun	1.	lodgment - bringing a charge or accusation against someone Synonyms: lodgement
	2.	lodgment - the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree" Synonyms: lodgement, lodging