entrench, intrench (v.) Old form(s): entrencht, intrench , intrencht
put within a trench
1H6 I.iv.9[Master Gunner to Boy] the English, in the suburbs close intrenched
E3 III.iv.87[Prince Edward to King Edward] thousands had entrenched me round about [i.e. surrounded me]
E3 IV.ii.3[King Edward to Derby, of Calais] We will entrench ourselves on every side
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