enclosure
something that encloses, as a fence or wall.
something that is enclosed in or along with something else, as a photograph sent in a letter.
an area, such as a plot of ground or an indoor surface, surrounded by a fence, rope, or other barrier.
the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence.
an act or instance of enclosing.
the state of being enclosed.
Roman Catholic Church. the part of a monastery or convent canonically separated or restricted as the living quarters of the religious, which a person may leave only with special permission or gain entrance to by special dispensation.
Origin of enclosure
1- Also in·clo·sure [in-kloh-zher] /ɪnˈkloʊ ʒər/ .
Other words from enclosure
- non·en·clo·sure, noun
- pre·en·clo·sure, noun
- sem·i·en·clo·sure, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for enclosure
inclosure
/ (ɪnˈkləʊʒə) /
the act of enclosing or state of being enclosed
a region or area enclosed by or as if by a fence
the act of appropriating land, esp common land, by putting a hedge or other barrier around it
history such acts as were carried out at various periods in England, esp between the 12th and 14th centuries and finally in the 18th and 19th centuries
a fence, wall, etc, that serves to enclose
something, esp a supporting document, enclosed within an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
British a section of a sports ground, racecourse, etc, allotted to certain spectators
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