| Succor | 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ] He is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Succor | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] My noble father . . .
Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The person or thing that brings relief. [ 1913 Webster ] This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
