transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsēj also ]
ˈsēzh noun
Etymology: Middle English sege, from Anglo-French, seat, blockade, from Old French * siegier to seat, settle, from Vulgar Latin * sedicare, from Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
Date: 13th century
1. obsolete : a seat of distinction : throne
2.
a. : a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender
b. : a persistent or serious attack (as of illness)
• siege transitive verb
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- lay siege to