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LEAGUERED
Verb
leaguered
simple past tense and past participle of leaguer
Source: Wiktionary
LEAGUER
Lea"guer, n. Etym: [D.leger camp, bed, couch, lair. See Lair, and cf.Beleaguer.]
1. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. b. Jonson.
2. A siege or beleaguering. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Lea"guer, v. t.
Definition: To besiege; to beleaguer. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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