\Ledg"ment\ (-ment), n. (Arch.)
   (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such
       as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss.
   (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane,
       so that the dimensions of the different sides may be
       easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also
       {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.]