Aid

ād, v.t. to help, a ist.— n. help: a istance, as in defending an action: an auxiliary: subsidy or money grant to the king.— n. Aid′ance , aid, help, support.— adj. Aid′ant , ( arch. ) aiding, helping.— n. Aid′er , one who brings aid: a helper.— adjs. Aid′ful ; Aid′le .— Court of Aids , the court that supervised the customs duties. [O. Fr. aider —L. adjutāre — ad , and juvāre , jutum , to help.]