noun

1. one or more persons (or cars, ships, airplanes, etc.) accompanying another or others to give protection or show honor
2. 1. a man or boy accompanying a woman or girl, as to a party
   2. a person, esp. a woman, employed through a business (escort service) to act as a date for a social activity, often, specif., covert illicit sexual activity
3. accompaniment by an escort

Etymology: Fr escorte < It scorta < scorgere, to perceive, lead < LL *excorrigere < L ex-, out + corrigere, to set right, correct

transitive verb

Etymology: Fr escorter < It scortare