siege:1
noun13th century{ds||2||}
- a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender
- a persistent or serious attack (as of illness)
- a seat of distinction : throne
siege:2
verb
siege
\
14th century
- to lay siege to : to attack militarily : besiege
sedge
nounbefore 12th century
- any of a family (Cyperaceae, the sedge family) of usually tufted monocotyledonous marsh plants differing from the related grasses in having achenes and solid stems; especially : any of a cosmopolitan genus (Carex)
siege mentality
noun
siege mentality
\
1953
- a defensive or overly fearful attitude
Siege Perilous
noun
Siege Perilous
\
15th century
- a seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight destined to achieve the quest of the Holy Grail and fatal to any other occupying it
under siege
idiom
under siege
\
- surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege
- very seriously attacked or criticized by many people
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