hyperaspist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπερασπιστής (huperaspistḗs).

Noun

hyperaspist (plural hyperaspists)

  1. (obsolete) One who holds a shield over another; a defender.
    • 1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants:
      I appeal to any indifferent reader, whether C. M. be not by his Hyperaspist forsaken in the plain field, and the point in question granted to D. Potter, […]

References

“hyperaspist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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