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Definition of Succour
1. Noun. Assistance in time of difficulty. "The contributions provided some relief for the victims"
Generic synonyms: Aid, Assist, Assistance, Help
Specialized synonyms: Comfort, Consolation, Solace, Mercy
Derivative terms: Minister, Succor
2. Verb. Help in a difficult situation.
Generic synonyms: Aid, Assist, Help
Derivative terms: Succor, Succorer, Succourer
Definition of Succour
1. Noun. (British) (alternative spelling of succor) ¹
2. Verb. (British) (alternative spelling of succor) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Succour
1. to succor [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: succor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Succour
Literary usage of Succour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"... many as thirty-nine bodies—some, in part, decomposed—before they could get at
the living.J When at length, on the morning of the 26th, Cap- succour tain ..."
2. The Universal Etymological English Dictionary: Containing an Additional ...by Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1737)
"To succour [Sea Term] to ... To succour a Place, is to raife rhe Siege of it, by
driving the Enemy from before it. succour, Help, Relief, Supply. ..."
3. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"General alliances are to be distinguished from treaties of limited succour and
subsidy. Where one State stipulates to furnish to another a limited succour ..."
4. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... stormed— Campo Verde's plans to succour the place—General Abbé is called to
the siege—Sarsfield quits the place—The lower town is stormed—The upper town ..."
5. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1839)
"... stormed—Campo Verde'» plans to succour the place—General Abbe is called to
the siege—Sarsfield quits the place—The lower town is stormed—The upper town ..."
6. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier (1840)
"The inhabitants of Rouen knowing well that the negotiation between the kings of
France and England was broken off, and fearing that succour would be too ..."
7. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier (1840)
"THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY ASSEMBLES A LARGE BODY OF MEN-AT-ARMS TO succour JOHN OP
... He sent for succour among his friends and allies, namely, to Burgundy, ..."
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