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Webster 1913 Edition
Succor
Suc′cor
,Verb.
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.
Suc′cor
,Noun.
[OE. ]
socours
, sucurs
, OF. sucurs
, socors
, secors
, F. secours
, L. succursus
, fr. L. succurrere
. See Succor
, Verb.
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
Flying for
succor
to his servant Bannister. Shakespeare
2.
The person or thing that brings relief.
This mighty
succor
, which made glad the foe. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Succor
SUC'COR
,Verb.
T.
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. Heb.2.
SUC'COR
,Noun.
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.