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siege
English
Alternative forms
- syege (15th - 16th centuries)
Etymology
From Middle English sege, from Old French sege, siege, seige (modern French siège), from Vulgar Latin *s?dicum, from Latin s?dic?lum, s?d?cula (“small seat”), from Latin s?d?s (“seat”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?j IPA(key): /si?d?/
- Rhymes: -i?d?
Noun
siege (plural sieges)
- (heading) Military action.
- (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Section 3 §5:
- The Peloponnesian war is a proper subject for history, the siege of Athens for an epic poem, and the death of Alcibiades for a tragedy.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Section 3 §5:
- (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- (figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
- (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- (heading) A seat.
- (obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, II.vii:
- To th'vpper part, where was aduaunced hye / A stately siege of soueraigne maiestye; / And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay […].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, II.vii:
- (obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.
- (obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
- The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
- A flock of heron.
- (obsolete) A toilet seat.
- (obsolete) The anus; the rectum.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
- Another ground were certain holes or cavities observable about the siege; which being perceived in males, made some conceive there might be also a feminine nature in them.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
- (obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- Thou art very Trinculo indeed! How cam'st thou / to be the siege of this moon-calf? Can he vent Trinculos?
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- (obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
- (obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.
- (obsolete) A workman's bench.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
- (obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Synonyms
- (place with a toilet seat): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Derived terms
- siegehouse
- siege tower
- state of siege
Translations
Verb
siege (third-person singular simple present sieges, present participle sieging, simple past and past participle sieged)
- (transitive, uncommon) To assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
- Synonym: besiege
Translations
Anagrams
- Geise, Giese
German
Verb
siege
- inflection of siegen:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Middle French
Noun
siege m (plural sieges)
- siege (prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition)
- seat (place where one sits)
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conquest
English
Etymology
From Middle English conquest, from Old French conqueste (French conquête).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??kw?st/, /?k??kw?st/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nkw?st/, /?k?nkw?st/, /?k??-/
Noun
conquest (countable and uncountable, plural conquests)
- Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
- (figuratively, by extenstion) An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- Three years sufficed for the conquest of the country.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
- (obsolete, feudal law) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
- (colloquial, figuratively) A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex.
- (video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
Derived terms
- conquest sale
- Norman Conquest
Translations
Verb
conquest (third-person singular simple present conquests, present participle conquesting, simple past and past participle conquested)
- (archaic) To conquer.
- (marketing) To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- conqueste, quenqueste, conqwest, conqweste
Etymology
From Old French conqueste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?kw?st(?)/
Noun
conquest (plural conquestes)
- A conquest or invasion; a forcible takeover.
- The act of attaining victory or winning.
- The spoils of war; the fruit of victory.
- William the Conqueror's invasion of England.
- (rare) discord, battle, division
Descendants
- English: conquest
References
- “conquest(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
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