En-cōm'pass-ment, n.
n. 1. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded. 2. Circumlocution in speaking; periphrasis. [Obs.] “Encompassment and drift of question.” Shak.
n. 1. The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded. 2. Circumlocution in speaking; periphrasis. [Obs.] “Encompassment and drift of question.” Shak.