aid

Meaning

1. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
2. A helper; an assistant.
3. Something which helps; a material source of help.
4. An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
5. An exchequer loan.
6. A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
7. Alternative form of aide (“an aide-de-camp”)
8. The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.

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Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪd/

From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin adiūtō, adiūtāre (“to assist, help”). Cognates include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto.