KJV Dictionary Definition: safeguard

safeguard

SA'FEGU'ARD, n. safe and guard.

1. He or that which defends or protects; defense; protection.

The sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.

2. A convoy or guard to protect a traveler.

3. A passport; a warrant of security given by a sovereign to protect a stranger within his territories; formerly, a protection granted to a stranger in prosecuting his rights in due course of law.

4. An outer petticoat to save women's clothes on horseback.

SA'FEGU'ARD, v.t. To guard; to protect. Little used.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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