Safe-conduct

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.
  2. 2
    a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war wordnet
  3. 3
    A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country.
Verb
  1. 1
    To guarantee safe passage by granting such a document. obsolete

    "Who […] Haue paſt the armie of the mightie Turke: Bearing his priuie ſignet and his hand, To ſafe conduct vs thorow Affrica: […]"

Synonyms

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bill of healthbodyguardcavalierchaperonclearancecompanion

Example

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"Who […] Haue paſt the armie of the mightie Turke: Bearing his priuie ſignet and his hand, To ſafe conduct vs thorow Affrica: […]"

Etymology

Attested as early as the 14th century in Robert of Gloucerster's chronicles written in Middle English; ultimately a calque of Old French sauf-conduit.

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