Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also {lodgement}.] [Cf. F.
   logement. See {Lodge}, v.]
   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. [Obs.]

   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.

Source : WordNet®

lodgment
     n 1: bringing a charge or accusation against someone [syn: {lodgement}]
     2: the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even
        temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
        [syn: {lodgement}, {lodging}]