ensconcePronunciation: /ɪnˈskɒns, ɛn-/Definition of ensconce verb [with object and adverbial of place] establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place:Agnes ensconced herself in their bedroomOrigin: late 16th century (in the senses 'fortify' and 'shelter within or behind a fortification'; formerly also as insconce): from en-1, in-2 'in' + sconce2ensconce in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ensconce in the US English dictionary
