Intrench

·vt To cut in; to Furrow; to make trenches in or upon.

II. Intrench ·vt To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself.

III. Intrench ·vi To Invade; to Encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another;

— usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown.