defendressn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfɛndrᵻs/, U.S.

/dəˈfɛndrəs/,

/diˈfɛndrəs/

Forms: late Middle English deffenderesse, 1500s–1600s defenderesse, 1500s–1700s defendresse, 1600s– defendress.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French defenderesse.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman defenderesse, Middle French deffenderesse (French défenderesse ) female defender or protector (mid 14th cent. or earlier), female defendant in a legal action or suit (beginning of the 15th cent.), feminine form corresponding to défendeur defender n. (see -ess suffix¹). Compare defendrix n., and also earlier defensatrice n.In defendress of the faith after defender of the faith at defender n. Phrases.

Now rare.

1. A female defender, protector, or guardian. defendress of the faith: used as a title for a female British monarch (see defender of the faith at defender n. Phrases).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > protector or defender > female

defensatricec1429

defendressa1456

defendrix1585

a1456 (c1425) J. Lydgate Valentyne (Ashm.) l. 40 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 306 (MED) Deffenderesse [Trin. Cambr. To þe Juwes lawe she was defenseresse].

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. B.ii Good preestes and clerkes to whome she was a true defenderesse [1708 defendresse].

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions Ep. Ded. sig. ij Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, defendresse of the faith &c.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxv. sig. X4 Vertue is a Defendresse, and valiants the heart of man.

1682 W. Gough Londinum Triumphans 227 The fixt unmovable Defendress of the Protestant Religion.

1749 H. Walpole Let. 23 Mar. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) II. 287 Gracious Anne..would make an admirable defendress of the new faith.

1763 Angelical Exercise 19 I am the Defendress of my servants says the Glorious Mother of God.

1835 Western Monthly Mag. Apr. 249 Her royal highness..was defendress of the faith in expectancy.

1859 Dundee Courier 30 Mar. A cleverly executed sketch of Lola Montez, as the rather formidable looking defendress of the rights of women.

1901 Monitor & New Era 22 Feb. 11/2 The woman fighter was the defendress of Lonedrift!

2007 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 15 Feb. b1 Ms. Oda assumed her role as defendress of Canadian Culture.

†2. Law. A female defendant in a legal action or suit. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > defendant > woman

defendress1512

1512 R. Copland tr. Knyght of Swanne xxvi. sig. H.ii The duchesse of Boulion defendresse on y^e other parte.

1607 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 895 That which afflicts the Defendresse [Fr. deffenderesse] much more, is that the Complainants, obiect against her, that she loued not her Child.

1638 G. Langbaine tr. G. Ranchin Rev. Councell Trent vii. ix. 384 Isabel de Palais inheretrix of Ioan Paumer defendresse, on the other party.

1739 E. A. Laval Compend. Hist. Reformation III. i. v. 154 The Defendress shall be put upon her Oath.

1900 tr. N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 1/4 The plaintiff ‘possessed, better than any other, of the necessary position and authority to assist the defendress’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defendress
释义	defendressn. Brit. /dᵻˈfɛndrᵻs/, U.S. /dəˈfɛndrəs/, /diˈfɛndrəs/ Forms: late Middle English deffenderesse, 1500s–1600s defenderesse, 1500s–1700s defendresse, 1600s– defendress. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French defenderesse. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman defenderesse, Middle French deffenderesse (French défenderesse ) female defender or protector (mid 14th cent. or earlier), female defendant in a legal action or suit (beginning of the 15th cent.), feminine form corresponding to défendeur defender n. (see -ess suffix¹). Compare defendrix n., and also earlier defensatrice n.In defendress of the faith after defender of the faith at defender n. Phrases. Now rare. 1. A female defender, protector, or guardian. defendress of the faith: used as a title for a female British monarch (see defender of the faith at defender n. Phrases). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > protector or defender > female defensatricec1429 defendressa1456 defendrix1585 a1456 (c1425) J. Lydgate Valentyne (Ashm.) l. 40 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 306 (MED) Deffenderesse [Trin. Cambr. To þe Juwes lawe she was defenseresse]. 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. B.ii Good preestes and clerkes to whome she was a true defenderesse [1708 defendresse]. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions Ep. Ded. sig. ij Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, defendresse of the faith &c. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxv. sig. X4 Vertue is a Defendresse, and valiants the heart of man. 1682 W. Gough Londinum Triumphans 227 The fixt unmovable Defendress of the Protestant Religion. 1749 H. Walpole Let. 23 Mar. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) II. 287 Gracious Anne..would make an admirable defendress of the new faith. 1763 Angelical Exercise 19 I am the Defendress of my servants says the Glorious Mother of God. 1835 Western Monthly Mag. Apr. 249 Her royal highness..was defendress of the faith in expectancy. 1859 Dundee Courier 30 Mar. A cleverly executed sketch of Lola Montez, as the rather formidable looking defendress of the rights of women. 1901 Monitor & New Era 22 Feb. 11/2 The woman fighter was the defendress of Lonedrift! 2007 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 15 Feb. b1 Ms. Oda assumed her role as defendress of Canadian Culture. †2. Law. A female defendant in a legal action or suit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > defendant > woman defendress1512 1512 R. Copland tr. Knyght of Swanne xxvi. sig. H.ii The duchesse of Boulion defendresse on y^e other parte. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 895 That which afflicts the Defendresse [Fr. deffenderesse] much more, is that the Complainants, obiect against her, that she loued not her Child. 1638 G. Langbaine tr. G. Ranchin Rev. Councell Trent vii. ix. 384 Isabel de Palais inheretrix of Ioan Paumer defendresse, on the other party. 1739 E. A. Laval Compend. Hist. Reformation III. i. v. 154 The Defendress shall be put upon her Oath. 1900 tr. N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 1/4 The plaintiff ‘possessed, better than any other, of the necessary position and authority to assist the defendress’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1456
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