Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay siege

simple past tense of lay siege

(intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege. / (intransitive, figuratively) To attack continually over a long period.

(historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.

Synonym of obsidional coin (a piece of gold or silver stamped as provisional legal tender in a besieged area)

Alternative form of siegehouse: an outhouse.

plural of siege house

Alternative form of siegehouse: an outhouse.

plural of siege-house

(mythology) In Arthurian legend, a vacant seat at the Round Table, reserved by Merlin for the knight who would one day be successful in the quest for the Holy Grail.