enceinte
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en·ceinte1
(ĕn-sānt', än-sănt') 
adj.
Carrying an unborn child; pregnant.
en·ceinte2 (ĕn-sānt', än-sănt', äN-săNt')
n.
adj.
Carrying an unborn child; pregnant.
[French, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inciēns, pregnant.]
en·ceinte2 (ĕn-sānt', än-sănt', äN-săNt')
n.
- An encircling fortification around a fort, castle, or town.
- A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification.
[French, from Late Latin incīncta, from feminine past participle of incingere, to surround closely : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin cingere, to gird.]
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enceinte
adjective
- Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus: big, expectant, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant. Slang gone. Archaic great. Idioms: in a family way, with child. See reproduction/barrenness.
An enclosing wall; usually the principal perimeter of a medieval fort.
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categories related to 'enceinte'
- Cities, Towns, Villages, and Districts - enceinte: town encircled by fortifications
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Enceinte
Enceinte (from Latin incinctus: girdled, surrounded), is a French term used technically in fortification for the inner ring of fortifications surrounding a town or a concentric castle.[1]
Strictly, the term was applied to the continuous line of bastions and curtain walls forming the body of the place, this last expression being often used as synonymous with enceinte. However, the outworks or defensive wall close to the enceinte were not considered as forming part of it. In early 20th century fortification, the enceinte was usually simply the innermost continuous line of fortifications.[1]
In architecture, generally, an enceinte is the close or precinct of a cathedral, abbey, castle, etc.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Anonymous 1911, p. 368.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Anonymous (1911). "Enceinte". In Chisholm, Hugh. Encyclopædia Britannica. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 368. http://www.archive.org/stream/encyclopaediabrit09chisrich#page/368/mode/1up.
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