Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. · A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness. · A prolonged assault or attack. · A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
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”). The military sense of the term is derived from the notion of an army "sitting down" in front of its target.
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