BELEAGUER


Meaning of BELEAGUER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈlē-gər, bē- ]

transitive verb

( -guered ; be·lea·guer·ing -g(ə-)riŋ)

Etymology: Dutch belegeren, from be- (akin to Old English be- ) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair

Date: 1587

1. : besiege

2. : trouble , harass

beleaguer ed parents

an economically beleaguer ed city

• be·lea·guer·ment -mənt noun

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