BESIEGE
Be*siege", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.]
Etym: [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.]
Defn: To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset. Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. Shak.
Syn.
— To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
BESIEGEMENT
Be*siege"ment, n.
Defn: The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged. Golding.
BESIEGER
Be*sie"ger, n.
Defn: One who besieges; — opposed to the besieged.
BESIEGING
Be*sie"ging, a.
Defn: That besieges; laying siege to.
— Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.
BESIT
Be*sit", v. t. Etym: [Pref. be- + sit.]