defensative

English

Etymology

From Latin defensare, defensatum (“to defend diligently”), intensive of defendere. See defend.

Adjective

defensative (comparative more defensative, superlative most defensative)

1. (archaic) Serving to protect or defend; defensive

References

• “defensative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.