ASSIEGE

Noun

assiege (plural assieges)

(obsolete) A siege.

Verb

assiege (third-person singular simple present assieges, present participle assieging, simple past and past participle assieged)

(transitive) To besiege.

Anagrams

• aegises, ægises

Source: Wiktionary


As*siege", v. t. Etym: [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F. assiéger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See Siege.]

Definition: To besiege. [Obs.] "Assieged castles." Spenser.

As*siege", n.

Definition: A siege. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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