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B0208700 (bĭ-sēj′)tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces: The soldiers besieged the walled city.2. To crowd around; hem in: Fans besieged the star as she came out of the hotel.3. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests: a shop owner besieged by job applications.

[Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicāre, to sit; see siege.]

be·siege′ment n.be·sieg′er n.

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Adj.

besieged - surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"

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(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Besieged is a traditional term used to describe the situation of a planet (particularly a significator) placed between two other planets and falling within both of their orbs of influence. The conflicting connotations of the word besieged derive from the tendency of an older generation of astrologers to call attention to conjunctions in which a benefic planet (e.g., Venus) was placed between two malefics (e.g., Mars and Saturn). A planet can be favorably besieged, however, as when placed between two benefic planets.

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adj surrounded by hostile forces

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