defendress

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noun

female defender.

OriginMiddle English defenderesse ← Old French defenderesse →
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Meanings

noundefendress (plural defendresses)

plural defendresses

  1. female defender.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchdefenderesse
  2. Middle Englishdefenderesse
  3. Englishdefendress

From Middle English defenderesse, from Old French defenderesse; equivalent to defender + -ess.

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APA

defendress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defendress

MLA

“defendress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defendress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defendress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defendress.

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