adjective
- pregnant
Usage: formal; from French
noun
- a fortified enclosure or the wall surrounding it
Usage: military; archaic
Examples
- The duchess was enceinte with her third child.
- She appeared radiant while enceinte during the royal portrait session.
- The medieval castle’s enceinte protected the inhabitants from invaders.
- Engineers studied the ancient enceinte to understand Roman fortification techniques.
- The formal announcement revealed that the queen was enceinte.
- Archaeologists discovered remnants of the old city’s enceinte.