n.
Pronunciation: ' s ē j also ' s ē zh
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sege, from Anglo-French, seat, blockade, from Old French *siegier to seat, settle, from Vulgar Latin *sedicare, from Latin sed ē re 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
– lay siege to
1 : to besiege militarily
2 : to pursue diligently or persistently