defendi

Defendi is a term that may be encountered in Portuguese-language contexts as a verb form and, less commonly, as a proper noun. In Portuguese, defendi is the first-person singular preterite (simple past) form of the verb defender, meaning "I defended." It is used to narrate a completed act of defending someone or something, as in eu defendi meus argumentos. The verb defender derives from Latin defendere, formed from de- (away, off) and fendere (to strike, to defend). In addition to its verbal use, Defendi can appear as a surname in Italian- and Portuguese-speaking communities, where it marks a family name rather than a verb form. As with many surnames, its distribution and prominence vary by region and history.