Lodgings meaning : A place to live or lodge. Sleeping accommodation. (in the plural) Furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation. The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant. A room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges. An official residence.