Siege

1. To besiege; to beset.
2. Hence, place or situation; seat.
3. Rank; grade; station; estimation.
4. 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.
5. The floor of a glass-furnace.
6. A workman's bench.
7. Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
8. A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
9. Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.