"safe-conduct" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-safe-conduct.wav Forms: safe-conducts [plural]
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, {{cal|en|fro|sauf-conduit|nocap=1}} 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, 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: 46 26 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 19 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 68 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 60 16 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 60 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 72 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 43 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 40 43 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 10 17 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): Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 43 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 40 43 17

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-safe-conduct.wav Forms: safe-conducts [present, singular, third-person], safe-conducting [participle, present], safe-conducted [participle, past], safe-conducted [past]
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  1. (obsolete) To guarantee safe passage by granting such a document. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-safe-conduct-en-verb--YFxykOl Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 43 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 40 43 17

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  ],
  "word": "safe-conduct"
}

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