'Besieged' definitions:
Definition of 'besieged'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"
Definition of 'Besieged'
From: GCIDE
- Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset. [1913 Webster]
- Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass. [1913 Webster]