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adj. same as defenseless.
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adj. lacking protection or support
ad. without defense
adj. lacking weapons for self-defense
Word Usage
"Thank your relationship to my sister that I punish you no further, and learn that to use other men's arms to strike the defenceless is a stain upon nobility. '"