en·ceinte 1 ( n-s nt , än-s nt)adj. Carrying an unborn child; pregnant. [French, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inci  ns, pregnant; see keu - in Indo-European roots.] |
en·ceinte 2 (n-snt, än-snt, ä -st)n. 1. An encircling fortification around a fort, castle, or town. 2. A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification. [French, from Late Latin inc  ncta, from feminine past participle of incingere, to surround closely : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.] |
enceinte1
adj
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) another word for pregnant
[from French, from Latin inciēns pregnant; related to Greek enkuos, from kuein to be pregnant]
enceinte2
n
1. (Military) a boundary wall enclosing a defended area
2. (Military) the area enclosed
[from French: enclosure, from enceindre to encompass, from Latin incingere, from cingere to gird]
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