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enceinte

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en⋅ceinte

1  [en-seynt, ahn-sant; Fr. ahn-sant]
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–adjective
pregnant; with child.
Origin:
1590–1600; < MF < LL incincta, perh. lit. “ungirded,” equiv. to L in- in- 3 + cincta, fem. of cinctus, ptp. of cingere to belt, gird, surround

en⋅ceinte

2  [en-seynt, ahn-sant; Fr. ahn-sant]
–noun, plural -ceintes  [-seynts, -sants; Fr. -sant] .
1. a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
2. the place enclosed.
Origin:
1700–10; < F: enclosure, also girding fence or rampart < L incincta, n. use of fem. of incinctus girded in (ptp. of incingere), equiv. to in- in- 2 + cing- gird + -tus ptp. suffix
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en·ceinte 1   (ěn-sānt', än-sānt')   
adj.  Carrying an unborn child; pregnant.

[French, from Old French, ultimately from Latin inciēns, pregnant; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.]
en·ceinte 2   (ěn-sānt', än-sānt', äɴ-sāɴt')   
n.  

  1. An encircling fortification around a fort, castle, or town.

  2. A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification.


[French, from Late Latin incīncta, from feminine past participle of incingere, to surround closely : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

enceinte 
1602, from Fr., "pregnant," from L.L. incincta "ungirt," from L. in- priv. prefix + cincta, fem. of cinctus, pp. of cingere "to gird" (see cinch).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·ceinte
Pronunciation: än(n)-'sant
Function: adjective
: PREGNANT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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