Etymology

enchase

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Today it means: To set (a gemstone, etc.) into. Full definition →

Middle English enchacen ← Middle French enchasser
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  1. Middle French · derived fromenchasser
  2. Middle English · inherited fromenchacen
  3. English todayenchase

From Middle English enchacen, enchasen, from Middle French enchasser.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.