Word: defendee
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
fen
dee
Definition: One who is defended.
Morphemes:
Affix: defend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: *fendō
Language: la
Decoded: *fendo
Meaning: hit, thrust
Affix: -ee
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words meaning a person who is the other party to a contract or other transaction involving a person described by the corresponding word ending in -or.