Main Entry:: pass·port
Pronunciation:: \ˈpas-ˌpȯrt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English (Scots) pasport, from Middle French passeport, from passer to pass + port port, from Latin portus — more at ford
Date:: 15th century

1 a: a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its citizens that is usually necessary for exit from and reentry into the country, that allows the citizen to travel in a foreign country in accordance with visa requirements, and that requests protection for the citizen while abroad b: a license issued by a country permitting a foreign citizen to pass or take goods through its territory : safe-conduct c: a document of identification required by law to be carried by persons residing or traveling within a country2 a: a permission or authorization to go somewhere b: something that secures admission, acceptance, or attainment <education as a passport to success>

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