INCLO'SURE, noun The act of inclosing. 1. The separation of land from common ground into distinct possessions by a fence. 2. The appropriation of things common. 3. State of being inclosed, shut up or encompasses. 4. A space inclosed or fenced; a space comprehended within certain limits. 5. Ground inclosed or separated from common land. 6. That which is inclosed or contained in an envelop, as a paper.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI