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Assistance |
Pronunciation : As*sist"ance
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. assistance.]
Definition : 1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak.
2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs.] Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance, . . . John Cavendish. Fuller.
3. Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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