ob|sid|i|o|nal

ob|sid|i|o|nal
ob|sid|i|o|nal «ob SIHD ee uh nuhl», adjective.
of or having to do with a siege: »

An obsidional crown was a crown or wreath conferred upon a Roman general who had delivered a besieged place.

[< Latin obsidiōnālis < obsidiō, -ōnis a siege < obsidēre sit at; see etym. under obsess (Cf.obsess)]

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