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English word defence comes from Latin defensatum, Late Latin dēfensa, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) deffense (Defense (act of defending).)
defensatum (Latin)
dēfensa (Late Latin)
deffense (Old French)
Defense (act of defending).
defensa (Latin)
Defense, protection.
défense (French)
(legal) defence. (nautical) fender. (sports) defence. Defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose). Prohibition. Tusk (of animal).
defence (English)
(obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.. (team, _, sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.. (team, _, sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.. An argument in support or justification of something.. Government policy or (infra)structure related to the [...]