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Definition of Enclosure
1. Noun. A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose.
Specialized synonyms: Cage, Coop, Cargo Area, Cargo Deck, Cargo Hold, Hold, Storage Area, Catchall, Chamber, Compound, Dock, Echo Chamber, Lock, Lock Chamber, Nacelle, Pen, Pit, Pen, Playpen, Plenum, Dog Pound, Pound, Niche, Recess, Vivarium, Yard
Derivative terms: Enclose, Enclose
2. Noun. The act of enclosing something inside something else.
Generic synonyms: Insertion, Introduction, Intromission
Specialized synonyms: Boxing, Packing, Encasement, Incasement
Derivative terms: Enclose, Enclose, Enclose, Envelop, Inclose
3. Noun. A naturally enclosed space.
Specialized synonyms: Cavern, Matrix
Generic synonyms: Space
Derivative terms: Enclose
4. Noun. Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter.
Generic synonyms: Document, Papers, Written Document
Derivative terms: Enclose
Definition of Enclosure
1. n. Inclosure. See Inclosure.
Definition of Enclosure
1. Noun. Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package. ¹
2. Noun. The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package. ¹
3. Noun. An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers. ¹
4. Noun. The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier. ¹
5. Noun. (context: uncountable British History) The post-feudal process of subdivision of common lands for individual ownership. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enclosure
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enclosure
Literary usage of Enclosure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Economic History: Select Documents edited by Alfred Edward Bland (1919)
"enclosure Proceedings in the Court of Chancery, 1671—2. ... A Petition against
enclosure, 1797—6. Extracts on enclosure from the Surveys of the Board of ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"The enclosure of the open arable fields was very far from complete; while the
amount of waste land — even in the near neighbourhood of London — was an ..."
3. Economic Development of Modern Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg (1917)
"cost of the enclosure process, as well as to throw added protection about the rights
... The effects of enclosure upon the average small holder were likely, ..."
4. An Introduction to the Industrial History of England by Abbott Payson Usher (1920)
"CHAPTER IX THE enclosure MOVEMENT AND LAND REFORM THE enclosure movement was the
transformation of the methods of agriculture and field arrangements which ..."
5. The Village Labourer, 1760-1832: A Study in the Government of England Before by John Lawrence Hammond, Barbara Bradby Hammond (1913)
"The promoters of the enclosure credited themselves with far loftier motives: ...
An advocate of the enclosure afterwards described the pitiable state of the ..."
6. List of Documents in Spanish Archives Relating to the History of the United by James Alexander Robertson (1910)
"[enclosure (no. 1) in letter of Miro to Espeleta, April 1, 1788. ... [enclosure (no.
2) in letter (no. 247) of Gardoqui to Floridablanca, April 18, 1788. ..."
7. A History of the English Agricultural Labourer by Wilhelm Hasbach (1908)
"APPENDIX I. THE MEANING OF THE WORD enclosure. THE word enclosure is used to
denote both the process of hedging-in wastes and commons, or parts of wastes ..."
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