Enceinte
Enceinte , noun
[French, from enceindre to gird about, surround, Latin incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See Cincture.]
1.
(Fortification) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place.
2.
The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.
Enceinte , adjective
[French, from Latin in not + cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird about.]
Pregnant; with child.