Canadian French Meaning of siege

siège

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Definitions and Meaning of siege in English

Wordnet

siege (n)

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Webster

siege (n.)

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.

Webster

siege (v. t.)

To besiege; to beset.

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