staunch defender

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• defender — n. 1) a public defender ( a lawyer who represents poor people at public expense ) 2) a staunch defender (of the faith) * * * [dɪ fendə] a public defender ( a lawyer who represents poor people at public expense ) a staunch defender (of the faith) …   Combinatory dictionary

• staunch — [stɔːntʆ ǁ stɒːntʆ, stɑːntʆ] adjective giving strong loyal support to a person, organization, or belief: • They are staunch trade unionists. • He is a staunch supporter of the free market. staunchly adverb : • The company has staunchly defended… …   Financial and business terms

• Cato the Younger (character of Rome) — Rome character name= Cato the Younger class= Plebeian family= Servilia of the Junii (half sister) Marcus Junius Brutus (nephew) allies= Optimates Gnaeus Pompey Magnus Scipio Marcus Junius Brutus Cassius Quintus Valerius Pompey Marcus Tullius… …   Wikipedia

• faithful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. loyal, devoted; conscientious, trustworthy; exact, lifelike. See probity, obedience, piety. Ant., faithless, unfaithful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. loyal, constant, devoted, dedicated, true,… …   English dictionary for students

• Keelikolani — Infobox Hawaiian Royalty name =Ruth Keokinaelikōlani title =Princess of the Hawaiian Islands imgw =265 reign = coronation = spouse =Alii William Pitt Leleiohoku Isaac Young Davis issue =Prince William John Pitt Kinau Prince Keola o kalani Davis… …   Wikipedia

• Roger L'Estrange — Sir Roger L Estrange (17 December 1616 ndash; 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer and author, and staunch defender of royalist claims. In 1644 he led a conspiracy in support of King Charles I and was sentenced to death as a spy, although …   Wikipedia

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• faithful — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. obsolete full of faith 2. steadfast in affection or allegiance ; loyal 3. firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty ; conscientious 4. given with strong assurance ; binding …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Ronnie Thompson (Georgia politician) — Infobox Officeholder name=Ronald John Ronnie Thompson nationality=American office= Mayor of Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA term start=1967 term end=1975 preceded=Benjamin Franklin Merritt, Jr. succeeded=Buckner F. Buck Melton office2=Alderman… …   Wikipedia

• Dudley J. LeBlanc — Dudley Joseph Coozan Dud LeBlanc (August 16, 1894 – October 22, 1971) was a colorful and popular Democratic and Cajun member of the Louisiana State Senate whose entrepreneurial talents netted him a fortune through the alcohol laden patent… …   Wikipedia

• Luther, Martin — born Nov. 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony died Feb. 18, 1546, Eisleben German priest who sparked the Reformation. The son of a miner, he studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505. He was ordained two years later and… …   Universalium