The monks and other religious in monasteries, after they had dined in their common hall, had a withdrawing-room, where they met and talked together among themselves, which room, for that sociable use and conversation, they called locutorium, a loquendo; as we call such a place in our houses parlour, from the French parler; and they had another room, which was called locutorium forinsecum, where they might talk with laymen.

LODGMENT, in military affairs, a work made by the besiegers in some part of a fortification (after the besieged have been driven out), to maintain it, and be covered from the enemy's fire.—When a lodgment is to be made on the glacis, covert-way, or in a breach, there must be a great provision made of fascines, sand-bags, gabions, wool-packs, &c. in the trenches; and during the action, the pioneers, under the direction of an engineer, with fascines, sandbags, &c. should be making the lodgment, in order to form a covering, while the grenadiers are storming the covert-way.