safekeeping
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of safekeeping
First recorded in 1400–50, safekeeping is from late Middle English safe kepyng. See safe, keeping
Example Sentences
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The handwritten report was given to Williams by Rice Jones when he took over as Archbishop of Wales for "safekeeping" and "should any further questions arise" about Pierce, saying its contents might help.
From BBC
She ordered the federal government to ensure the panels’ safekeeping after an inspection and a visit to the President’s House earlier this month.
From Los Angeles Times
“We think maybe it was placed there for safekeeping. We’ll never know for sure, of course. The past is a lost country. You can only imagine it, like a dream.”
From Literature
Her family said she started singing before she could talk and within a few years, she composed a song about a corncob doll that her proud mother transcribed and tucked into a shoebox for safekeeping.
From Salon
I tore out the page on Mr. Lincoln and folded it up, then poked it under my bonnet for safekeeping.
From Literature
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