leaguer
1 Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
noun
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an encampment, esp of besiegers
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the siege itself
noun
Etymology
Origin of leaguer1
First recorded in 1585–95; league 1 + -er 1
Origin of leaguer2
First recorded in 1590–1600, leaguer is from the Dutch word leger army, camp. See lair 1
Example Sentences
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Vaguer terms like “communalist” or “communitarian” might make the facts sound more palatable but cannot change them.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2017
Vaguer was his answer to a more crucial question: What about Congress, which is not subject to censorship?
From Time Magazine Archive
Vaguer, and yet hardly less agreeable than this cosmic jest, this coming "Yah, clever!" and general serving out and "showing up" of the lucky, the bold, and the cheerful, was their own predestination to Glory.
From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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