succor

noun

Assistance in time of distress; relief.

noun

One that affords assistance or relief.

transitive verb

To give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress.

To help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; assist and deliver from suffering.

noun

Aid; help; assistance.

noun

The person or thing that brings relief; especially, troops serving as an aid or assistance.

noun

Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.

noun

The person or thing that brings relief.

transitive verb

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.

noun

Aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.