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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Succor

Sŭc'cor, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SUCCORED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUCCORING.] [O. Fr. sucurre, soucourre, socorre, secorre, N. Fr. secourir, Pr. socorre, secorre, se-correr, Sp. socorrer, Pg. socorrer, It. soccorrere, Lat. succurrere, from sub, under, and currere, to run.] 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. [Written also succour.]

He is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18.

Synonyms—To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; cherish; comfort.

Sŭc'cor, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. sucurs, socors, secors, N. Fr. secours, Pr. socors, secors, Sp. socorro, Pg. soccorro, It. soccorso, L. Lat. succursus, from Lat. succurrere. See supra.] 1. Aid; help; assistance; especially, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. My father Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. Shak. 2. The person or thing that brings relief. “The mighty succor which made glad the foe.” Dryden.