" conduct "

[Verb]  | "con*duct" | \ kən-ˈdəkt \

1: to direct or take part in the operation or management of

2: to direct the performance of

3: to lead from a position of command

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English conducten "to guide, direct," borrowed from Latin conductus, past participle of condūcere "to bring together, join, hire, be of advantage, be conducive (to)" (Medieval Latin also "to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]") {mat|conduce|};

  * Note : Middle English also used in the same senses conduiten, with variants conduten, conditen, based on Anglo-French conduit, past participle of cunduire, conduire, going back to Latin condūcere; these forms were carried into Tudor English, but they largely expired by the seventeenth century. Compare {conduit|conduit}. See also note at {conduce|conduce}.;

[Noun]  | "con*duct" | \ ˈkän-(ˌ)dəkt \

1: a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles

2: the act, manner, or process of carrying on : management

3: escort, guide

Origin: 15th century ;

 Middle English conduct, conducte "act of escorting," borrowed from Medieval Latin conductus "leadership, escort, retinue, hire, water channel," going back to Late Latin, "contract," from Latin condūcere "to bring together, join, hire, accept a contract for" (Medieval Latin also "to lead, escort, provide a channel for [water]") + -tus, suffix of action nouns {mat|conduce|};

  * Note : The noun conduct has been influenced in sense by its verbal counterpart conduct. Already in the sixteenth century the noun was used to mean "leadership, management" and "capability in leadership or management, aptitude for command." The more general sense "behavior in a particular situation" appears in the seventeenth century. The sense development is largely paralleled by the history of French conduite, a nominal derivative from the feminine past participle of conduire "to guide, escort"; see: also {conduit|conduit} and the note at {conduce|conduce}.;

[Noun]  | "disorderly conduct" 

1: a petty offense chiefly against public order and decency that falls short of an indictable misdemeanor

Origin: 1786 ;

[Noun]  | "Distinguished Conduct Medal" 

1: a British military decoration awarded for distinguished conduct in the field

Origin: 1862 ;

[Noun]  | "safe-con*duct" | \ ˈsāf-ˈkän-(ˌ)dəkt \

1: protection given a person passing through a military zone or occupied area

2: a document authorizing safe-conduct

Origin: 14th century ;

 Middle English sauf conduit, from Anglo-French, safe conduct;

[Idiom]  | "conduct oneself" 

1: to behave especially in a public or formal situation

[Verb]  | "conduct" 

[Noun]  | "conduct"