unbesiegedadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, besieged adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + besieged adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unbeˈsieged.
society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [adjective] > besieged or blockaded > not
1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine iii. xxviii. 148 But Sulmo..being unbesieged..was..appointed for a direct spoile.
1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker 89 Unlesse they leave the Castles unbesieged.
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