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Definition of Beleaguerment
1. Noun. The fact or state of beleaguering; a state of blockade or siege. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beleaguerment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beleaguerment
Literary usage of Beleaguerment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Zurich Letters, Or, The Correspondence of Several English Bishops and by Hastings Robinson (1846)
"... the beleaguerment of all and every of your own several states is the thing
finally aimed at; and that in tho fall of that city is involved the ..."
2. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain (1896)
"The seven months' beleaguerment was ended, the thing which the first generals of
France had called impossible was accomplished ; in spite of all that the ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) (1896)
"Happily the trust was well founded, the ill news was successfully carried, and
after a month's complete beleaguerment and great hardship patiently endured, ..."
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