defendress

English

Etymology

From Middle English defenderesse, from Old French defenderesse; equivalent to defender +‎ -ess.

Noun

defendress (plural defendresses)

1. female defender.

Translations

female defender

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “defendress”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Feddersens