Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SAFE'TY, n.

1. Freedom from danger or hazard; as, the safety of an electrical experiment; the safety of a voyage. I was not in safety, nor had I rest. Job iii.
2. Exemption from hurt, injury or loss. We crossed the Atlantic in safety.
3. Preservation from escape; close custody; as, to keep a prisoner in safety.
4. Preservation from hurt. – Shak.