SUCCOUR

relief, succor, succour, ministration

(noun) assistance in time of difficulty; “the contributions provided some relief for the victims”

succor, succour

(verb) help in a difficult situation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

succour (countable and uncountable, plural succours) (Australian spelling, British spelling, Canadian spelling)

(uncountable, archaic or obsolete) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

(uncountable, military) Aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers, especially reinforcements sent to support military action.

(uncountable, obsolete, except, dialectal) Protection, refuge, shelter; (countable) a place providing such protection, refuge or shelter.

Verb

succour (third-person singular simple present succours, present participle succouring, simple past and past participle succoured) (Australian spelling, British spelling, Canadian spelling)

(transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.

Synonym: Thesaurus:help

Antonym: Thesaurus:hurt

(transitive, military) To provide aid or assistance in the form of military equipment and soldiers; in particular, for helping a place under siege.

(transitive, obsolete, except, dialectal) To protect, to shelter; to provide a refuge.

Conjugation

Source: Wiktionary



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