Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besiegement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-siege-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of besieging.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being besieged.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"...Setting before their eies besiegement, hungar, and the arrogant enemy..."

Etymology

From besiege + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: besiege

Usage

Inflected Forms

besiegements (plural)

Questions

What does besiegement mean?: The act of besieging.
Where does besiegement come from?: From besiege + -ment.

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