dēfendant
verb
LanguageLatin
Meaning- third-person plural present active subjunctive of dēfendō
- may they defend
- This is a subjunctive form used to express a wish or a command that they should defend something.
Ut patriam dēfendant, arma capiunt.
So that they may defend the fatherland, they take up weapons.
Part of speechverb
Usage noteThis is a conjugated form of the verb dēfendō.
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.