# ledgment

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ledgment