fencible

F4E1N1C3I1B3L1E1

adjective

Capable of being defended

OriginLatin defendere →
Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjective
  1. Capable of being defended
nounfencible (plural fencibles)

plural fencibles

  1. A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
  2. A soldier in such a unit.

Origin

  1. Latindefendere“to defend”
  2. Englishfencible

Latin defendere (“to defend”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: fencible on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.