Defensor
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Defensor, the Latin word from which Defender and its equivalents in various languages stem, refers to:
- Defensor civitatis, a function in the Roman and Byzantine Empire, with later imitations
- In canon law: defensor matrimonii
- The princely title Fidei defensor, Defensor Perpétuo do Império do Brasil
- The title of various publications, such as the tract Defensor pacis
- A surname, as in Miriam Defensor-Santiago
- Defensor, a Marvel Comics superhero that debuted in the original Contest of Champions
- Any of several characters from the Transformers. Defensor (Transformers)
- Defensor Sporting Club, football club in Uruguay
- The combined form of the Protectobots from Transformers fictional universes.
The plural Defensores can be:
- The name of various sports teams, especially in Latin America