enceinte noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •An enclosure.And so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay. — 1982 •The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress. •The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification.S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte. adjective1 •Pregnant.And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of. — 1909 formsenceintes
