Escort

n.	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.	Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend.
v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Escorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Escorting.]

Noun	1.	escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person Synonyms: bodyguard
	2.	escort - the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them Synonyms: accompaniment
	3.	escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
	4.	escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" Synonyms: date
Verb	1.	escort - accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"
	2.	escort - accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door" Synonyms: see

attendant, bear, beau, bodyguard, boyfriend, bring, carry, cavalier, chaperon, cicerone, companion, company, conductor, consort with, cortege, date, direct, duenna, entourage, esquire, fellow, fellow traveler, gallant, gentleman-at-arms, guardian, guards, guardsman, leader, marshal, pilot, praetorian guard, protect, protector, retinue, route, safe-conduct, safeguard, see, shepherd, show, squire, steer, swain, take out, vis-a-vis, wait on, watch over, yeoman