[en.ceinte] adj [MF, perh. fr. (assumed) VL incenta, alter. of L incient-, inciens being with young, modif. of Gk enkyos pregnant, fr. en- + kyein to be pregnant--more at cyme] (1599): pregnant 3
[2]enceinte n [F, fr. OF, enclosing wall, fr. enceindre to surround, fr. L incingere, fr. in- + cingere to gird--more at cincture] (ca. 1708): a line of fortification enclosing a castle or town; also: the area so enclosed