lodgerdom
(ˈlɒdʒədəm)
[f. lodger + -dom.]
Lodgers collectively; the world of lodgers; a district in which lodgers are common.
| 1905 Daily Chron. 6 Mar. 4/6 Even dingy Lodgerdom would disclaim the place. 1907 Ibid. 23 May 3/3 A very pleasant, humorous-pathetic story of lodgerdom. 1927 Observer 14 Aug. 6 Discomfort..that goes with the bondage of..lodgerdom. |