OBSIDIONAL

Etymology

Adjective

obsidional

Pertaining to a siege.

Source: Wiktionary


Ob*sid"i*o*nal, a. Etym: [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a siege, obsidere to besiege: cf.F. obsidional. See Obsess.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a siege. Obsidional crown (Rom.Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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