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Siege
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- 1 Military action.; A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
"The Peloponnesian war is a proper subject for history, the siege of Athens for an epic poem, and the death of Alcibiades for a tragedy."
- 2 the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack wordnet
- 3 Military action.; A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness. US
- 4 Military action.; A prolonged assault or attack. figuratively
"But once again Hodgson's men found a way to get the result they required and there is a real air of respectability about their campaign even though they had to survive a first-half siege from a Ukraine side desperate for the win they needed to progress."
- 5 A seat.; A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority. obsolete
"Now Merlyn said kyng Arthur / goo thow and aspye me in al this land l knyghtes whiche ben of most prowesse & worship / within short tyme merlyn had founde suche knyȝtes[…]Thenne the Bisshop of Caunterbury was fette and he blessid the syeges with grete Royalte and deuoycyon / and there sette the viij and xx knyghtes in her syeges"
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- 6 A seat.; An ecclesiastical see. obsolete
- 7 A seat.; The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire. obsolete
- 8 A seat.; The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
- 9 A seat.; A flock of herons.
- 10 A seat.; A toilet seat. obsolete
- 11 A seat.; The anus; the rectum. obsolete
"Another ground were certain holes or cavities observable about the siege; which being perceived in males, made some conceive there might be also a feminine nature in them."
- 12 A seat.; Excrements, stool, fecal matter. obsolete
"Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How cam'st thou / to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos?"
- 13 A seat.; Rank; grade; station; estimation. obsolete
"I fetch my life and being / From men of royal siege."
- 14 A seat.; The floor of a glass-furnace. obsolete
- 15 A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory. obsolete
- 1 To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege. transitive, uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from Latin sēdicŭlum, sēdēcula (“small seat”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”).
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *sēdicum, from Latin sēdicŭlum, sēdēcula (“small seat”), from Latin sēdēs (“seat”).
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