† defensaladj.

Forms: 1500s defensall.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin defensalis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin defensalis for defence, defensive (c1430 in a British source; earlier in senses ‘enclosed’ (1235 in a British source), ‘fit for armed service’ (14th cent. in British sources)) < defensum defence n. + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

Of or relating to a legal defence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective]

defensal1575

defensivea1586

protectional1650

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 15 Charge him compeir befoir my Maiestie..To heir him self accusit of crueltie..With exceptionis, and causis defensall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	defensal
释义	† defensaladj. Forms: 1500s defensall. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin defensalis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin defensalis for defence, defensive (c1430 in a British source; earlier in senses ‘enclosed’ (1235 in a British source), ‘fit for armed service’ (14th cent. in British sources)) < defensum defence n. + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Of or relating to a legal defence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [adjective] defensal1575 defensivea1586 protectional1650 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 15 Charge him compeir befoir my Maiestie..To heir him self accusit of crueltie..With exceptionis, and causis defensall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1575
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