Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun ὐπερασπίζειν, cover with a shield, ⟨ὑπέρ, over, + ἀσπίς, a shield. Cf. hypaspist.] In Greek antiquity, one who protected another engaged in fighting by holding a shield over him; hence, a protector or defender.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender.

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  • noun obsolete One who holds a shield over another; a defender.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek

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