/ ɪnˈskɒns; NAmE -ˈskɑːns/ verb
[ vn , usually + adv. / prep. ] ( formal ) if you are ensconced or ensconce yourself somewhere, you are made or make yourself comfortable and safe in that place or position
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the senses fortify and shelter within or behind a fortification ; formerly also as insconce ): from en- , in- in + sconce a small fort used to defend a ford, pass or castle gate .