1 for use by the emperor

2 imperial

3 (derog.) in the pay of the ruler

1 to resist

2 to withstand

1 to defend against the cold

2 to keep warm

1 defense

2 to defend

1 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)

1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)

1 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)

1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)

2 to take part personally in an expedition

1 army life (idiom)

2 the experience of war

1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)

2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)