Siege
WordNet
noun
(1) The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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Etymology
From sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from }, ultimately from .
Noun
- seat
- A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book III:
- Thenne the Bisshop of Caunterbury was fette and he blessid the syeges with grete Royalte and deuocyon, and there sette the viii and xx knyghtes in her syeges [...].
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book III:
- An ecclesiastical see.
- The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
- The seat of a heron while looking out for prey; a flock of heron.
- A privy or lavatory.
- A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- military action
- A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 5.
- 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.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 5.
- A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.