siege

CEFRC1

/siːd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long attack on a place surrounded by an army.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Military action., A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

Examples

  • A trebuchet is a siege weapon similar to a catapult.

  • The Turks held siege over the Castle of Eger for a long time.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [sɪi̯d͡ʒ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Military action.

  2. A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

  3. A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

More examples

In context

  • Liu Pang's general Han Hsin won the strategic city of Hsing-yang for him, but Hsiang-Yü put Liu Pang under siege there.

  • 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.

  • I fetch my life and being / From men of royal siege.

Synonyms

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The army began a long blank of the castle, cutting off all food and water.

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Origin

noun

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”).