Definition for BE-LEA'GUER

BE-LEA'GUER, v.t. [belee'ger. Ger. belagern, from be, by, near, and lagern, to lay; belegeren, to besiege, to convene, to belay; Sw. belægra, to besiege; Dan. beligger; Russ. oblegayu.]

To besiege; to block up; to surround with an army, so as to preclude escape. – Dryden.

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