Definition of Beleagoer
Be*lea"guer (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Beleaguered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw.
belägra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be-
+ leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to
blockade.
The wail of famine in beleaguered towns.
Longfellow.
Syn. -- To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to besiege; to surround with troops
- to vex, harass, or beset
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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