safe-conduct

Meaning

Noun

1. A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.
2. A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country.

Verb

To guarantee safe passage by granting such a document.

Synonyms

safeguard

pass

convoy

cortege

entourage

escort

license

permit

procession

ticket

🎫

accompaniment

liberty chit

clearance

Translations

sauf-conduit

salvoconducto

salvacondotto

salconduit

vrijgeleide

salvaguarda

Geleitbrief

salvus conductus

veiligheidsagent

salvo-conduto

salvacondott

يُؤْمِن

συνοδεία

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.