besiegement

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noun

The act of besieging.

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Meanings

nounbesiegement (countable and uncountable, plural besiegements)

plural besiegements

  1. countableuncountableThe act of besieging.
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being besieged.

    ...Setting before their eies besiegement, hungar, and the arrogant enemy...

    1578, Arthur Golding, The Abridgement of the Historyes of Trogus Pompeius

Origin

From besiege + -ment.

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APA

besiegement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besiegement

MLA

“besiegement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besiegement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besiegement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besiegement.

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