ledgment

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noun

A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.

OriginMiddle English legement →
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Meanings

nounledgment (plural ledgments)

plural ledgments · alternative ledgement · alternative legement · alternative ligement

  1. architectureA stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
  2. The development of the surface of a body on a plane, so that the dimensions of the different sides may be easily ascertained.

    HIP - ROOFS IN LEDGMENT

    1831, Peter Nicholson, Nicholson's New Carpenter's Guide

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlegement
  2. Englishledgment

From Middle English legement; equivalent to ledge + -ment.

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APA

ledgment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ledgment

MLA

“ledgment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ledgment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ledgment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ledgment.

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