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siege

1. siege \'se-j\ n [ME sege, fr. OF, seat, blockade, fr. (assumed) VL 
   sedicum, fr. ]sedicare, to settle, fr. L sede-re to sit - more at SIT obs  
   1: a seat of distinction : THRONE  2a: a military blockade of a city or 
   fortified place to compel it to surren der 2b: a persistent attack (as of 
   illness) 
2. siege vt : BESIEGE