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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUC'COR, v.t. [L. succurro; sub and curro, to run.]
Literally, to run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; as, to succor a besieged city; to succor prisoners.
He is able to succor them that are tempted. Hebrews 2.
SUC'COR, n. Aid; help; assistance; particularly, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want or distress.
My father
Flying for succor to his servant Banister--
1. The person or thing that brings relief.
The city when pressed received succors from an unexpected quarter.
The mighty succor which made glad the foe.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" [syn: relief, succor, succour, ministration] v
1: help in a difficult situation [syn: succor, succour]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English socour, sucurs (taken as plural), from Anglo-French sucur, sucors, from Medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere to run to the rescue, bring aid, from sub- + currere to run — more at car Date: 13th century 1. relief; also aid, help 2. something that furnishes relief II. transitive verb (succored; succoring) Date: 13th century to go to the aid of ; relieve • succorer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

US var. of SUCCOUR.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Succor Suc"cor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succored; p. pr. & vb. n. Succoring.] [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre, secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under, run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run. See Current.] To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city. [Written also succour.] He is able to succor them that are tempted. --Heb. ii. 18. Syn: To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Succor Suc"cor, n. [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors, secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See Succor, v. t.] 1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. ``We beseech mercy and succor.'' --Chaucer. My noble father . . . Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. --Shak. 2. The person or thing that brings relief. This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see succour

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Aid, assist, help, relieve. 2. Cherish, foster, encourage, nurse, comfort. II. n. Relief, aid, assistance, help, support, helping hand.

Moby Thesaurus

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