Passport
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
is said to mean, strictly, a license to pass a port or haven; that is, a license for the safe passage of any man from one place to" another.
Termes de la Ley; Cornel; 1 Bl. Com. 260; 4 Id. 68; 2 Steph. Com. 494.
As generally used, in modern times it signifies a kind of document carried by a merchant vessel in time of war, intended to evidence the nationality of the vessel, and protect her from belligerents; also, a safe conduct, or permission granted in time Also, and more frequently, a warrant of. protection and authority to travel, granted by the competent ofiicer to persons moving from place to place.
Brands.