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.]
tiono 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.
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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.
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