safe conduct

noun

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.

Definitions

  1. The security given by authority of a government to a stranger for his quietly coming into…

    The security given by authority of a government to a stranger for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which said government has jurisdiction or control.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for safe conduct. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA