What is to surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow called?
beleaguer — To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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