[siː(d)ʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender
(e.g: Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks)

- a group of herons
(e.g: there is a siege of herons at the river)


Phrases:
- lay siege to
- under siege

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’