lodgings
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪŋz/
- Hyphenation: lodg‧ings
Noun
[edit]lodgings
Noun
[edit]lodgings pl (plural only)
- A room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
- An official residence.
Synonyms
[edit]- digs (colloquial)
Translations
[edit]room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges
official residence
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