siege

siege is a Noun

Definition:

[1] A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. [Obs.] "Upon the very siege of justice." Shak. A stately siege of sovereign majesty, And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay. Spenser. In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it "The siege perilous." Tennyson.

[2] Hence, place or situation; seat. [Obs.] Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever. Painter (Palace of Pleasure).

[3] Rank; grade; station; estimation. [Obs.] I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege. Shak.

[4] Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. [Obs.] The siege of this mooncalf. Shak.

[5] The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy`s fire. See the Note under Blockade.

[6] Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast. Dryden.

[7] The floor of a glass-furnace.

[8] A workman`s bench. Knught. Siege gun, a heavy gun for siege operations. -- Siege train, artillery adapted for attacking fortified places.