defensorem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defensor, defensoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
defender/protector; supporter/champion/apologist; defendant; defense advocate;
acc. sg.
Examples
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...attolle pallium. perii, huic ipsist opu' patrono, quem defensorem paro. 770 Thraso Gnatho Sanga Chremes Thais IV.vii..."Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...commonent. simul arbitror iam aliquem esse amicum et defensorem ; nam fere grandi[us]cula iam profectast illinc: clamitent..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...commilitones suos, Cimbrum Tillium, acerrimum paulo ante partium defensorem, aliosque post Pompeium demum Pompeianos. Haec..."Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...pulchrum dignumque, pro parentibus liberis amicis ciuibus prodire defensorem ipso officio ducente, uolentem iudicantem prouidentem, non inpulsum..."Dialogus de Oratoribus
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...tamen, Messalla, promissum immutasse non debet. Neque enim defensorem antiquorum exigimus, nec quemquam nostrum, quamquam modo laudati sumus..."