Definition
• | To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist. |
• | Help; succor; assistance; relief. |
• | The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant. |
• | A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan. |
• | A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. |
• | An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid. |