Seige vs. Siege: Decoding the Right Spelling

A prolonged period of misfortune or hardship.

A persistent or serious attack.

A military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent to conquer.

The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.

A prolonged period, as of illness

(Obsolete) A seat, especially a throne.

To subject to a siege; besiege

(heading) Military action.

(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.

(heading) A seat.

(obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.

(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.

(obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.

The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.

A flock of heron.

(obsolete) A toilet seat.

(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.

(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.

(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.

(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.

(obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.

A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.

Hence, place or situation; seat.

Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.

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.

Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.

The floor of a glass-furnace.

A workman's bench.

To besiege; to beset.

The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

An extended effort to resolve a problem or overcome an obstacle.

In law, a right to hold a court session or legal forum.