siege
Pronunciation: /siːd͡ʒ/
The English word “siege” has 15 meanings listed here.
noun
- A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- A prolonged assault or attack.
- A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- 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 herons.
- A toilet seat.
- The anus; the rectum.
- Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
- Rank; grade; station; estimation.
- The floor of a glass-furnace.
- A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
verb
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”). The military sense of the term is derived from the notion of an army "sitting down" in front of its target.
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