Sage vs. Siege — What's the Difference?

One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit'.

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.

A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender

The leaves of S. officinalis used as a seasoning.

A group of herons

Any of various similar or related plants, chiefly in the mint family.

The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.

Sagebrush.

A prolonged period, as of illness

Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.

(Obsolete) A seat, especially a throne.

Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment

To subject to a siege; besiege

(Archaic) Serious; solemn.

(heading) Military action.

Wise.

(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn

(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.

A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

(heading) A seat.

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

(obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.

Any plant in the genus Salvia

(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.

Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

(obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.

(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.

(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

A flock of heron.

A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.

(obsolete) A toilet seat.

A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.

(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.

Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.

(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.

(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Grave; serious; solemn.

(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.

A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

(obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.

Aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.

Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.

Having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Hence, place or situation; seat.

Of the gray-green color of sage leaves

Rank; grade; station; estimation.

Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.

The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.

Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.

The floor of a glass-furnace.

A workman's bench.

To besiege; to beset.

The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack