enceinte Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite in an advanced stage of pregnancy
    heavy; great; with child; gravid; big; expectant; large.
    • was big with child
    • was great with child

WordNet


En`ceinte" noun
Etymology
F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See Cincture.
Definitions
  1. (Fort.) 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. S. W. Williams.
En`ceinte" adjective
Etymology
F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.
Definitions
  1. Pregnant; with child.

Webster 1913