defensor civitatis

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dēfēnsor cīvitātis m (genitive dēfēnsōris cīvitātis); third declension

  1. (post-Classical) Literally, Defender of the City: a judicial office under the later Roman Empire.

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēfēnsor cīvitātis dēfēnsōrēs cīvitātis
Genitive dēfēnsōris cīvitātis dēfēnsōrum cīvitātis
Dative dēfēnsōrī cīvitātis dēfēnsōribus cīvitātis
Accusative dēfēnsōrem cīvitātis dēfēnsōrēs cīvitātis
Ablative dēfēnsōre cīvitātis dēfēnsōribus cīvitātis
Vocative dēfēnsor cīvitātis dēfēnsōrēs cīvitātis

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References[edit]

  • defensor civitatis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • defensor civitatis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin