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   succour

   /ˈsʌkə/

   noun

   • 1. assistance and support in times of hardship and distress: "the wounded had little chance of succour"
   • ▪ reinforcements of troops.

   verb

   • 1. give assistance or aid to: "prisoners of war were liberated and succoured"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ‘run to the help of’, from sub- ‘from below’ + currere ‘run’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. succourless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • U

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   • C

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   • C

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   • O

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   • U

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