ENCE'INT, noun [Latin cingo, to gird.] In fortification, inclosure; the wall or rampart which surrounds a place, sometimes composed of bastions and curtains. It is sometimes only flanked by round or square towers, which is called a Roman wall. ENCE'INT, adjective In law, pregnant; ; with child.
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