Safeguard, subst. 1) defence, protection: “to the s. of your honour,” Meas. V, 424. “doves will peck in s. of their brood,” H6C II, 2, 18. “fight in s. of your wives,” R3 V, 3, 259. “for the inheritance of their loves and s. of what that want might ruin,” Cor. III, 2, 68.
2) safe-conduct: “on s. he came to me,” Cor. III, 1, 9.