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defend (iou) and Gaul (sh)


defend (iou)



defend verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French defendre from Latin defendere ward off, protect, from de- DE- 1 + -fendere (as in offendere OFFEND).]
I. verb trans. Ward off, avert. ME-E19.
verb trans. Prevent, hinder; keep from doing something. ME-M17.
verb trans. Prohibit, forbid. arch. ME.
II.
verb trans. Ward off an attack on; fight for the safety of; protect from or against assault or injury; keep safe. ME.
P. Holland Trees..defended and clad with thick leaued branches. F. Fitzgerald Defending the airport against enemy attack.
b. Sports & Games. Protect (a wicket etc.) from the ball; resist an attack on (a goal etc.). M18.
verb trans. Uphold by argument, vindicate; speak or write in favour of. ME.
J. Priestley I am far from pretending..to defend this passage of Iren?us.
b. Maintain (a contested statement); contend (that). L15-E17.
verb intrans. Resist an attack; put up a defence. M16.
Toronto Sun Champion Hulla Hogan defending against Randy (Macho Man) Savage. Guardian Mabbutt..proved his all-round qualities..by defending well and heading England's first goal.
III. (Orig. from branch I, later also from II.)
verb trans. & intrans. Law. Deny the truth of (an allegation against oneself); present a defence of (oneself, one's cause); represent (a defendant) as legal counsel. LME.
L. Steffens He was defended by three attorneys of high repute in criminal jurisprudence.
Phrases: God defend, heaven defend arch. may God or heaven forbid or prevent it.
defendable adjective LME.

Gaul (sh)




Latin Gallia

Ancient country, Europe, located generally south and west of the Rhine, west of the Alps, and north of the Pyrenees.

The Gauls north of the Po River harried Rome from งใ 400 BC; by 181 BC Rome had subjugated and colonized that area of northern Italy they called Cisalpine Gaul. Rome conquered the region known as Transalpine Gaul over the next century. It included most of modern France and Belgium and parts of Switzerland, Germany, and The Netherlands. Julius Caesar completed the conquest of Gaul (see Gallic Wars) in 58-50 BC; Lugdunum (Lyon) became the capital. The entire area was reorganized in the 1st century AD into several provinces, including Narbonensis, Aquitania, Lugdunensis, and Belgica. By AD 260 it had become a centre of unrest; by the 6th century Rome had given up all its Gallic territories.