aid
aid (ād)intr. & tr.v. aid·ed, aid·ing, aids To help or furnish with help, support, or relief. See Synonyms at help.n. 1. The act or result of helping; assistance. 2. a. An assistant or helper. b. A device that assists: visual aids such as slides. c. A hearing aid. 3. An aide or aide-de-camp. 4. A monetary payment to a feudal lord by a vassal in medieval England. [Middle English aiden, from Old French aider, from Latin adiūtāre, frequentative of adiuvāre, to help : ad-, to; See ad- in Indo-European Roots + iuvāre, to help.] aidʹer n.
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