safe-conduct

[ seyf-kon-duhkt ]

noun

1. a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
2. this privilege.
3. the act of conducting in safety.

safe-conduct

noun

1. a document giving official permission to travel through a region, esp in time of war
2. the protection afforded by such a document

verb

1. to conduct (a person) in safety
2. to give a safe-conduct to

Word History and Origins

Origin of safe-conduct¹

1250–1300; Middle English sauf condut < Middle French sauf-conduit

Related Words

• allowance
• charter
• concession
• consent
• go ahead
• grant
• license
• passport
• patent
• permission
• privilege
• visa
• warrant