succour
noun/ˈsʌkə(r)/
/ˈsʌkər/
(also succor)
[uncountable] (literary)- help that you give to somebody who is suffering or having problems
- to give/bring succour to the sick and wounded
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ‘run to the help of’, from sub- ‘from below’ + currere ‘run’.Want to learn more?
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