safeguard

safeguard
safeguard (n.) early 15c., "protection, safety," from M.Fr. sauvegarde "safekeeping, safeguard" (13c.), from O.Fr. salve, sauve (fem. of sauf; see SAFE (Cf. safe)) + garde "a keeping" (see GUARD (Cf. guard)). Meaning "something that offers security from danger" is recorded from late 15c. The verb is from late 15c. Related: Safeguarded; safeguarding.

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