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    De·fend·er of the Faith
    /dəˌfendər əv T͟Hə ˈfāTH/

    noun

    • 1. a title conferred on Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521. It was recognized by Parliament as an official title of the English monarch in 1544, and has been borne by all subsequent sovereigns.