en·ceinte 2
(ĕn-sānt, än-sant, äɴ-saɴt)
(ĕn-sānt, än-sant, äɴ-saɴt)n.
1. An encircling fortification, as around a fort, castle, or town.
2. A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification.
[French, fromLate Latinincincta, fromfeminine past participle ofincingere, to surround closely : Latinin-, in; see IN–2 + Latincingere, to gird; see kenk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
enceinte2aerial photograph of the 1212–1225 fortified church of Prejmer, Romania