siege /siːd͡ʒ/noun 16verb 1forms 3 noun16 •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. •(figurative) A prolonged assault or attack. •(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness. •A seat. •The seat of a heron while looking out for prey. •A flock of herons.A siege of herons feeds in the shallows. — 2000 •(no longer used) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.To th'vpper part, where was aduaunced hye / A stately siege of soueraigne maiestye; / And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay[…]. — 1590 •(no longer used) A toilet seat. •(no longer used) An ecclesiastical see. •(no longer used) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire. •(no longer used) Rank; grade; station; estimation.I fetch my life and being / From men of royal siege. — 1603 •(no longer used) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory. •(no longer used) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How cam'st thou / to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos? — 1610 •(no longer used) The anus; the rectum.Another ground were certain holes or cavities observable about the siege; which being perceived in males, made some conceive there might be also a feminine nature in them. — 1650 •(no longer used) The floor of a glass-furnace. verb1 •To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege. formssieged · sieging · sieges
