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| 1. n. A seat.: | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority. | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) An ecclesiastical see. | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire. | |
| 5. n. The seat of a heron while looking out for prey; a flock of heron. | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) A toilet seat. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) The anus; the rectum. | |
| 8. n. (obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace. | |
| 11. n. (obsolete) A workman's bench. | |
| 12. n. Military action.: | |
| 13. n. A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. | |
| 14. n. (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness. | |
| 15. n. (figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack. | |
| 16. n. (obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory. | |
| 17. v. (transitive, uncommon) To assault a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege. | |
