Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AID
AID, v.t. [Fr. aider, to help; It. aiutare, which seems to be contracted from L. adjuto. In Ar. أَاَد or ايد aid, signifies to assist or strengthen; and أَدَا ada, and أَدَوَ adau, to help. In Welsh, ced is a benefit, and the word was used to denote the aids of feudal tenants.]
To help; to assist; to support, either by furnishing strength or means to effect a purpose, or to prevent or remove evil.
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