savegard
Middle English
Alternative forms
- save garde, sauffgarde, save-garde, safegarde, saufegarde, sauf garde, saf garde, saaf garde
Etymology
From Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde; equivalent to sauf + garde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsau̯fɡard(ə)/, /ˈsaːv(ə)ɡard(ə)/, /ˈsaːf(ə)ɡard(ə)/
Noun
savegard (uncountable)
- Safeguarding, guardianship; the ensuring of security.
- (rare) Custody, protection from harm or damage.
- (rare) Ensuring of safe passage or transport.
- (rare) A safekeeper or defender.
Descendants
- English: safeguard
- Scots: safegaird
References
- “sauf-gard(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.