enceinte


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enceinte1 /ɒ̃ˈsãt/
noun archaic an enclosure or wall of a fortified place.
– origin C18: from Fr., from L. incincta, fem. past part. of incingere ‘gird in’.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enceinte2 /ɒ̃ˈsãt/
adjective dated pregnant.
– origin C17: from Fr.
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