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Safe-conduct
Pronunciation : Safe"-con"duct
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Safe + conduct: cf. F. sauf-conduit.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Safe`-con*duct"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [POetic] He him by all the bonds of love besought To safe-conduct his love. Spenser.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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