Word Meanings - DEFENDEE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who is defended.

Related words: (words related to DEFENDEE)

• DEFENDER
  One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator. Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant defenders. Motley.
• DEFENDABLE
  Capable of being defended; defensible.
• DEFENDANT
  1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak. 2. Making defense.
• DEFENDEE
  One who is defended.
• DEFEND
  To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. Burrill. Syn. -- To Defend, Protect. To defend is literally to ward off; to protect is to cover so as
• DEFENDRESS
  A female defender. Defendress of the faith. Stow.
• CODEFENDANT
  A joint defendant. Blackstone.