siege
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siege
- /siːd͡ʒ/
- [sɪi̯d͡ʒ]
Rhymes with -iːdʒ
Where it comes from
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.
noun sieges · syege
- A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. They sued for peace after the long siege.
- A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- A prolonged assault or attack. 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.
- A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority. 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
- 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 siege of herons feeds in the shallows.
- A toilet seat.
- The anus; the rectum. 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.
- Excrements, stool, fecal matter. Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How cam'st thou / to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos?
- Rank; grade; station; estimation. I fetch my life and being / From men of royal siege.
- The floor of a glass-furnace.
- A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Similar: bathroom
verb sieges · sieging · sieged · syege
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To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
Similar: besiege
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: besieging, beleaguering, military blockade, blockade, besiege, enclosure, enclose, locking, lock-up, headquarters, encirclement, confinement, place, surround, seat, seating
noun
Similar: bathroom
Translations
Every language
noun military blockade of settlement
| Español | sitio, asedio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공성전 gongseongjeon, 포위 powi |
| 日本語 | 攻城戦 kōjōsen, 包囲 hōi |
| 中文 | 攻城戰 /攻城战 gōngchéngzhàn, 包圍戰 /包围战 báowéizhàn, 圍城 /围城 wéichéng, 圍困 /围困 wéikùn |
| हिन्दी | घेरा gherā, घेराबंदी gherābandī |
| Português | sítio, cerco, assédio |
| Français | siège |
| Deutsch | Belagerung |
| Italiano | assedio |
| Ελληνικά | πολιορκία poliorkía |
| Română | asediu |
| Русский | оса́да osáda, блока́да blokáda |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bao vây, sự phong tỏa |
| العربية | حِصَار ḥiṣār, مُحَاصَرَة muḥāṣara |
| עברית | מָצוֹר matsór |
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@misc{siege_2026,
title = {siege},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/siege},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
