Another expression of like import is, 'pro sextem hidis se defendit erga Regem.
Count Guidi "defendit ipsum monasterium [of Rosano] a Teutonicis et a Renuccio de Stagia, quando erat Potestas Florentinorum, et a Consulibus Florentinis.
With all this fast assal[gh]eand war The folk without, with felloune ficht; 115 And thai within with mekill mycht Defendit manfully thar stede Intill gret auentur of dede.
He set hym in full hard assay, For thai that war assal[gh]eand thar Pressit on hym with vapnys bair, 190 And he defendit with all his mycht.
With all this, fast assalyheand war The folk without with felloune ficht, And thai within with mekill mychtDefendit manfully thar stede, In-till gret aventur of dede.
Thair stude he and defendit swa, Till he had slane thame half and ma.
That folk assalyheit fast that day, 445 And thai within defendit ay On sic a wis, that thai that war With gret enfors assalyheand thar Mycht do thar will on na maner.
Thus thai defendit the cuntre 675 Apon bath halfis the Scottis Se, Quhill that the King wes out of land, That than, as I have borne on hand, Throu all Irland his cours had maid, And agane to Cragfergus raid.
At gret myschef defendit thai Thair toune; for, gif we suth sall say, The wallis of the toune than wer Sa law, that a man with a sper 380 Micht strike ane othir up in the face.
And thai abovin defendit ay, And set thame till so harde assay, Quhill that feill of thame woundit war: 655 And thai so gret defens maid thar, That thai styntit thair fais mycht.
Thair fayis thaim met with wapnys bar, And assalyheit richt hardely; 712 And thai defendit douchtely With all thair mycht, till at the last Thar fais pressit thame so fast, That thair folk falyheit thame ilkane.
And befor hym thocht weill that he Suld fra thar mycht defendit be.
Bot with gret travale nocht-for-thi 620 Thai thame defendit manfully, And set bath will and strenth and mycht Till rusch thair fais in that ficht, That than demanit thame angrely.
Till Berwik syne the way he tais: 915 And quhen he herd thar how it was Defendit swa richt apertly, He lovit thame that war thar gretly.
For thai within war rycht worthy, And thame defendit douchtely; And ruschit thair fayis oft agayne; Sum best woundit, and sum wes slayne.
He set him in full hard assay; 780 For thai that war assalyheand thar Pressit on hym with wapnys bair, And he defendit with all his mycht.
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The above passage should further be compared with the survey of Caddington (1222): Dicunt juratores quod manerium istud defendit se versus regem pro x.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "defendit" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
