| Siege (siege) |
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| Siege |
| [OE. sege, OF.
siege, F. siège a seat, a siege; cf. It.
seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio,
assedio, a siege, F. assiéger to besiege, It. ***
LL. asse |
A seat;
especially, a royal seat; a throne.
Hence, place or situation; seat.
Rank; grade; station; estimation.
Passage of excrements; stool; fecal
matter.
The sitting of an army around or before a
fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to
surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and
approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the
besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under
Blockade.
Hence, a continued attempt to gain
possession.
The floor of a glass-furnace.
A workman's bench.
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