Hyphenation
de·fense sec·re·ta·ryTurkish pronunciation
dîfens sekrıteriPronunciation
/dəˈfens ˈsekrəˌterē/ /dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriː/
Etymology
[ di-'fen(t)s; as antonym of ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin defensa vengeance, from Latin, feminine of defensus, past participle of defendere.