Lodge

loj, v. t. [lodged (lojd), lodging.] To deposit for preservation; to infix, throw in, plant; to fix in the heart, mind, or memory; to furnish with a. temporary habitation, harbor, cover. — v. i. To reside, dwell; to rest or dwell for a time; to sink or be beaten down, as grain. —?;. A place in which one may find shelter, as, a small house in a park or forest; or the house of the gate-keeper on an estate; a local branch of a secret a ociation, as of the Freemasons, etc.; or the place in which they a emble. — Lodg'er, n. One who lodges, esp. one who lives in a hired room, or who has a bed in another's house for a night; one who resides in any place for a time. — Lodg/ing, n. A place of residence for a time; harbor; cover.— Lodgement, n. Act of, or state of being, etc.; a lodging-place; room; accumulation of something deposited or remaining at rest. {Mil.) Occupation of a position, by a besieging party.