Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about,
surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See
Cincture.]
1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure
of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the
place.
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2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
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The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their
enceinte. --S. W.
Williams.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of
cingere to gird about.]
Pregnant; with child.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
enceinte
adj : in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child";
"was great with child" [syn: big(p), expectant, gravid,
great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
ENCEINTE, med. jur. A French word, which signifies pregnant.
2. When a woman is pregnant, and is convicted of a capital crime, she
cannot lawfully be punished till after her delivery.
3. in the English law, where a widow is suspected to feign herself with
child, in order to produce a supposititious heir to the estate, the
presumptive heir may have a writ de ventre inspiciendo, to examine whether
she be with child or not. Cro. Eliz. 566; 4 Bro. C. C. 90. As to the signs
of pregnancy, see 1 Beck's Med. Jur. 157. See, generally, 4 Bl. Com. 894; 2
P. Wms. 591; 1 Cox, C. C. 297 and Pregnancy; Privement enceinte.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
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