"safe conduct" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: safe-conduct [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{calque|en|fro|sauf-conduit|nocap=1}} calque of Old French sauf-conduit Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} safe conduct (uncountable)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Robert of Gloucester (historian) Tags: uncountable
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