‖En′ceinte″ (?), n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See Cincture.] 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.