conducta

noun

con·​duc·​ta

kənˈdu̇ktə

plural -s

Southwest

: a guarded pack train or caravan

especially : one carrying bullion prior to the establishment of modern transport

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Medieval Latin conducta, feminine of conductus, past participle of conducere to escort, safeguard on the road

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