"safe-conduct" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: safe-conducts [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Old French sauf-conduit. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fro|sauf-conduit}} Calque of Old French sauf-conduit Head templates: {{en-noun}} safe-conduct (plural safe-conducts)
  1. A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war. Synonyms: passe-partout [obsolete] Translations (document): salconduit [masculine] (Catalan), vrijgeleide [neuter] (Dutch), sauf-conduit [masculine] (French), freies Geleit [neuter] (German), salvoletro (Ido), salvacondotto [masculine] (Italian), salvo-conduto [masculine] (Portuguese), propusnica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), salvoconducto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-safe-conduct-en-noun-5JZl-jHE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of 'document': 95 5
  2. A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country.
    Sense id: en-safe-conduct-en-noun-TcEitdeu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 43 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 47 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 49 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 48 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 25 55 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 52 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 56 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 20 56 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 50 23

Verb

Forms: safe-conducts [present, singular, third-person], safe-conducting [participle, present], safe-conducted [participle, past], safe-conducted [past]
Etymology: Calque of Old French sauf-conduit. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fro|sauf-conduit}} Calque of Old French sauf-conduit Head templates: {{en-verb}} safe-conduct (third-person singular simple present safe-conducts, present participle safe-conducting, simple past and past participle safe-conducted)
  1. (obsolete) To guarantee safe passage by granting such a document. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-safe-conduct-en-verb--YFxykOl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 39 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 29 33

Inflected forms

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