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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Escort

/ĕs-kôrt'/ · Es·cort · IPA /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/
01 n. A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an a…
  1. 1.
    A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea.
    “The troops of my escort marched at the ordinary rate.” — Burke.
  2. 2.
    Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend.
02 v. t. To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with re…
imp. & p. p. Escorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Escorting
  1. 1.
    To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; -- used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.
Syn. To accompany; attend. See Accompany.