Word: defendress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fend
ress
Definition: female defender.
Morphemes:
Affix: defender
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: someone who defends people or property
Etymology Compounds: Affix: defendeor
Language: fro
Decoded: defendeor
PoS: Noun
Meaning: defender (one who defends, usually against an attack)
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension