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From Mrs. Byrne:
enceinte n. -- 1. pregnant. 2. the main enclosure of a fortress. 3. a fortified town.
...so, here's a chicken and egg situation. Did the adjective for pregnancy precede the fortification or vice versa?
Not that an enceinte is part of a castle, but close enough and not worth starting a thread over...
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