Complete Definition of "obsidional"

English
Etymology
From Latin obsidionalis, from obsidio �siege�, from obsidere.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�b�sɪdɪ�n�l/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Pertaining to a siege.

#:*1847: Nor was this strong geographical position her only bulwark; the capital itself in those unskilful days of obsidional tactics was deemed impregnable except through famine. � Henry Edward Napier, Florentine History (E Moxon 1847, p. 3)

Derived terms
obsidional coin

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