See Also: electroshock(medicine)
electroshock therapy(medicine)

defender (iou) and electroshock (medicine)


defender (iou)



defender noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman defendour, Old French defendeor, formed as DEFEND + -ER2.]
A person who defends or wards off an attack; a protector. ME.
b. Irish History (Defender.) A member of a society of Roman Catholics formed in the late 18th cent. to resist the Orangemen. L18.
Chiefly Scots Law. = DEFENDANT noun 2. LME.
A person who defends by argument; one who speaks or writes in defence of a person, cause, or opinion. E16.
Defender of the Faith: a title of English monarchs since Henry VIII, who received it from Pope Leo X as a reward for Writing against Luther. public defender: see PUBLIC adjective & noun.
Sports & Games. A player who defends, one whose principal responsibility is to resist attacks. Also, a reigning champion who defends a title. M18.
left defender: see LEFT adjective. right defender: see RIGHT adjective.
Defenderism noun (Irish History) the principles or policy of the Defenders L18.
defendress noun (now rare) [French defenderesse] a female defender LME.

electroshock (medicine)


electroshock
Induction of a stress reaction in experimental subjects by means of an electrical shock; applies to either convulsive or non-convulsive states.