Definition
The act of defending or a defense; the state of being defended (archaic or legal term).
Etymology
From Latin defensio, from defendere 'to ward off.' This is an older English form, largely replaced by the word 'defense' in modern usage, though it persists in specialized legal and historical contexts.
Kelly Says
Defension is like a fossil word—it's the Latin-based ancestor of 'defense,' and you'll find it in medieval legal documents describing the defension of a castle or a person's honor. Language paleontologists love these relics.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከያ
me-ke-la-ka-ya
CACatalà
defensa
deh-fen-sah
CSČeština
obrana
o-bra-na
DEDeutsch
Verteidigung
fer-taɪ-di-gung
ELΕλληνικά
προστασία
pro-stas-ia
ESEspañol
defensión
deh-fen-sohn
FISuomi
puolustus
puol-u-tus
FRFrançais
défense
deh-fanz
HUMagyar
védelem
ve-de-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertahanan
per-tah-an-an
ITItaliano
difesa
dee-feh-zah
MSBahasa Melayu
pertahanan
per-tah-an-an
NLNederlands
verdediging
ver-deh-di-ging
PLPolski
obrona
o-bro-nah
PTPortuguês
defesa
deh-zah
RORomână
apărare
a-pa-ra-re
RUРусский
защита
zashchita
SVSvenska
försvar
fer-svar
SWKiswahili
ulinzi
oo-lin-zee
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாப்பு
paathuka-ppu
TRTürkçe
savunma
sav-un-mah
UKУкраїнська
захист
zahyst
VITiếng Việt
phòng thủ
phong thu
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la