lodgings vs residence

lodgings

noun
  • An official residence. 

  • A room or set of rooms in another person's house where a person lodges. 

residence

noun
  • The place where one lives (resides); one's home. 

  • The place where anything rests permanently. 

  • The place where a corporation is established. 

  • That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. 

  • subsidence, as of a sediment 

  • Synonym of rezidentura 

  • Accommodation for students at a university or college. 

  • A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein. 

  • The state of living in a particular place or environment. 

How often have the words lodgings and residence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )