SAFECONDUCT

Safe"-con"duct, n. Etym: [Safe + conduct: cf. F. sauf-conduit.]

Definition: That which gives a safe, passage; either (a) a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country, or (b) a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety. Shak.

Safe`-con*duct", v. t.

Definition: To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [POetic] He him by all the bonds of love besought To safe-conduct his love. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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