siege.
Military action.
Meaning & usage
Military action. 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.
Military action. A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
Military action. A prolonged assault or attack.
A seat. A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
A seat. An ecclesiastical see.
A seat. The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
A seat. The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
A seat. A flock of herons.
A seat. A toilet seat.
A seat. The anus; the rectum.
A seat. Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
A seat. Rank; grade; station; estimation.
A seat. The floor of a glass-furnace.
A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Where this word 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.
To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
Where this word 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.
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