Definition of siege

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Siege (n.) Rank; grade; station; estimation.

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Besieger :: Besieger (n.) One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.
Obsidional :: Obsidional (a.) Of or pertaining to a siege.
Sortie :: Sortie (n.) The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally..
Assiege :: Assiege (n.) A siege.
Battering Train :: Battering train () A train of artillery for siege operations.
Besiegement :: Besiegement (n.) The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged..
Boyau :: Boyau (n.) A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc..
Siege :: Siege (n.) A workman's bench.
Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about..
Belfry :: Belfry (n.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense.
Obsession :: Obsession (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
Contravallation :: Contravallation (n.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged..
Assiege :: Assiege (v. t.) To besiege.
Leaguer :: Leaguer (n.) A siege or beleaguering.
Siege :: Siege (n.) Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
Siegework :: Siegework (n.) A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.
Ponvolant :: Ponvolant (n.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge..
Leaguer :: Leaguer (v. t.) To besiege; to beleaguer.
Parallel :: Parallel (n.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress..
Besieged :: Besieged (imp. & p. p.) of Besieg.
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