Both Uses of
siege
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- 'tis yet to know,— Which, when I know that boasting is an honor, I shall promulgate,—I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege; and my demerits May speak unbonneted to as proud a fortune As this that I have reach'd: for know, Iago, But that I love the gentle Desdemona, I would not my unhoused free condition Put into circumscription and confine For the sea's worth.†
Scene 1.2
- Her father lov'd me; oft invited me; Still question'd me the story of my life, From year to year,—the battles, sieges, fortunes, That I have pass'd.†
Scene 1.3 *
Definition:
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(siege) a military tactic in which a fortified place is surrounded and isolated while it is attacked over time
or:
any prolonged attack, effort, or period of trouble