2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assistance \As*sist"ance\, n. [Cf. F. assistance.]
1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor;
support.
Without the assistance of a mortal hand. --Shak.
2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs.]
Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord
mayor of London, and his assistance, . . . John
Cavendish. --Fuller.
3. Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
assistance
n 1: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or
furtherance of an effort or purpose: "he gave me an
assist with the housework"; "could not walk without
assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered
his help in unloading" [syn: {aid}, {assist}, {help}, {helping}]
2: a resource: "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance
to depressed areas" [syn: {aid}, {help}]
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