lodgings

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋz/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪŋz/
Hyphenation: lodg‧ings

Noun

lodgings

plural of lodging

Noun

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

digs (colloquial)

Translations

room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges

Finnish: huone (fi), huoneet (fi) pl; luukku (fi), boksi (fi)
Hungarian: albérlet (hu)
Irish: lóistín m
Latin: hospitium n
Manx: aaght m
Russian: жильё (ru) n (žilʹjó), жили́ще (ru) n (žilíšče), берло́га (ru) f (berlóga)

official residence

Finnish: residenssi (fi), asunto (fi)

Anagrams

doglings, godlings, goldings, sling dog

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