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enclosures

 [en-kloh-zher]   Origin

en·clo·sure

   [en-kloh-zher]
noun
1.
something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
2.
something that is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter.
3.
the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence.
4.
a tract of land surrounded by a fence.
5.
an act or instance of enclosing.
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6.
the state of being enclosed.
7.
Roman Catholic Church. the part of a monastery or convent canonically separated or restricted as the living quarters of the religious, from which a person may leave only with special permission or gain entrance to by special dispensation.
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Also, inclosure.

Origin:
1530–40; enclose + -ure; compare Anglo-French enclosure

Related forms
non·en·clo·sure, noun
pre·en·clo·sure, noun
sem·i·en·clo·sure, noun
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enclosure
1510s, from enclose + -ure.
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