defensor

See also: Defensor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin dēfēnsor.

Noun

defensor (plural defensors)

  1. one who defends; a defender
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  2. (law) a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
  3. (ecclesiastical) the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church

References

  • defensor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Noun

defensor m (plural defensors)

  1. defender

Ido

Verb

defensor

  1. future infinitive of defensar

Latin

Etymology

From dēfendō (“I defend”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈfen.sor/, [deːˈfẽː.sɔr]

Noun

dēfēnsor m (genitive dēfēnsōris); third declension

  1. one who defends

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dēfēnsor dēfēnsōrēs
genitive dēfēnsōris dēfēnsōrum
dative dēfēnsōrī dēfēnsōribus
accusative dēfēnsōrem dēfēnsōrēs
ablative dēfēnsōre dēfēnsōribus
vocative dēfēnsor dēfēnsōrēs

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēfēnsor.

Noun

defensor m (plural defensores, feminine defensora, feminine plural defensoras)

  1. defender (someone or something which defends)
  2. advocate (person who speaks in support of something)
  3. (law) defender (a lawyer)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēfēnsor.

Adjective

defensor (feminine singular defensora, masculine plural defensores, feminine plural defensoras)

  1. defending

Noun

defensor m (plural defensores, feminine defensora, feminine plural defensoras)

  1. defender
  2. advocate
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