# defenced

Pronunciation: say "di-FENST" /dɪˈfɛnst/

## Adjective

1. Equipped with defenses; protected against attack or other harm. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Having protection that keeps it safe from attack or harm.
   - _The invaders besieged the kingdom's defenced cities one after another._
   - _No defenced city, the prophet warned, would stand against the coming army._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of defence. *(obsolete, UK)* — simple past and past participle of defence
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of defence. Used in old writing about making a place safe from attack.

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