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succour /ˈsʌkə/ (US succor)
▶noun assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
■ (succours) archaic reinforcements of troops.
▶verb give assistance or aid to.– derivatives
succourless adjective.
succourless adjective.
– origin ME: via OFr. from med. L. succursus, from L. succurrere ‘run to the help of’.
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