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en·ceinte (en sant′; Fr än sant′)

noun

  1. the line of works enclosing a fortified place
  2. the space so enclosed

Etymology: Fr < pp. of enceindre < L incingere, to gird about < in, in + cingere, to surround

enceinte2 definition

en·ceinte (än sant′; E en sant′)

adjective

pregnant; with child

Etymology: Fr < ML incincta, orig. fem. of incinctus, ungirt < L in-, not + cinctus, pp. of cingere, to gird, surround: see cinch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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