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
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...attolle pallium. perii, huic ipsist opu' patrono, quem defensorem paro. 770 Thraso Gnatho Sanga Chremes Thais IV.vii..." - P
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...commonent. simul arbitror iam aliquem esse amicum et defensorem ; nam fere grandi[us]cula iam profectast illinc: clamitent..." - L
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..." - L
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..." - P
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..."