Protected or defended; equipped with a defense or defensive measures (rare or archaic usage).
From defence/defense + -ed (suffix marking past participle or adjective). This is a non-standard form; 'defended' is the standard past tense of 'defend.' May appear in archaic or poetic texts.
Words like 'defensed' show how English creates adjectives by adding '-ed'—like 'talented' or 'skilled,' though for 'defend' we prefer 'defended.' Rare words like this help linguists understand how English grammar works.
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