Lodging

Lodg·ing

Lodging

n.
  1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges.
  2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular meaning.
    Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow.
  3. Abiding place; harbor; cover.
    Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight.

Phrases & Compounds
Lodging house
a house where lodgings are provided and let.
Lodging room
a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired room.