ENCEINTE


Meaning of ENCEINTE in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, enclosing wall, from enceindre to surround, from Latin incingere, from in- + cingere to gird ― more at CINCTURE

Date: circa 1708

: a line of fortification enclosing a castle or town also : the area so enclosed

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