siege

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled seige

US /siːd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #9667

Meanings

1

noun
Military action.

The Peloponnesian war is a proper subject for history, the siege of Athens for an epic poem, and the death of Alcibiades for a tragedy.
2

noun
A seat.

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 and xx knyghtes in her syeges.
3

noun
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
4

noun
A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

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Synonyms

3 noun · the action of an armed... beleagueringbesiegingmilitary blockade

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Word family

Derived forms assiegebesiegecountersiegeensiegesiegecraftsiegehousesiegelesssiegelikesiegersiegework

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”).

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# siege

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /siːd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 9667

## Meanings
1. Military action.
2. A seat.
3. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
4. A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

## Examples
- The Peloponnesian war is a proper subject for history, the siege of Athens for an epic poem, and the death of Alcibiades for a tragedy.
- 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 and xx knyghtes in her syeges.

## Synonyms
- bathroom

## Derived Forms
- assiege
- besiege
- countersiege
- ensiege
- siegecraft
- siegehouse
- siegeless
- siegelike
- sieger
- siegework

## 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”).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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