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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.

  1. calqued from sauf-conduit

Definitions

  1. A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.

  2. A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country.

  3. To guarantee safe passage by granting such a document.

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

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