Aid

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt Help; succor; assistance; relief.

II. Aid ·vt An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.

III. Aid ·vt A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.

IV. Aid ·vt A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.

V. Aid ·vt The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an Assistant.

VI. Aid ·vt To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to Help; to Assist.