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The protection offered by a chaperon.
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An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
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Synonym of prison chaser (“person who guards military prisoners”)
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The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
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The activity of a cicerone; local guidance.
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professionally trained bodyguards.
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Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
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The act of escorting somebody.
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(very rare) The act of escorting.
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(obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
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Obsolete form of swainmote. [(UK, law, obsolete) A court held before the verderers of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.]
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An act of guiding or escorting.
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An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden
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(historical) A court formerly held in each ward of London, England for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.
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(obsolete, countable) A defender, a protector.
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(historical) The right to maintain and hunt an area of small beasts, similar to a free warren, but with certain limitations, such as restricting the right to hunt on parts of the land held by freeholders.
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(prison slang) A higher-ranking prison officer.
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