Safe"guard`, v. t. To guard; to protect. Shak.
Safe"-keep"ing (?), n. [Safe + keep.] The act of keeping or preserving
in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
Safe"ly, adv. In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil
consequences.
Safe"ness, n. The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard,
danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the safeness of an
experiment, of a journey, or of a possession.
Safe"-pledge" (?), n. (Law) A surety for the appearance of a person at
a given time. Bracton.
Safe"ty (?), n. [Cf. F. sauveté.] 1. The condition or state of being
safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or
loss.
Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest .
. . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element.
Milton.
2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to
cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or
secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against
harm or loss, etc.
Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand
sorrows off, And credit thy repentance!
Beau. & Fl.