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/əsˈɪstəns/ Listen

noun

Assistance n.

The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. "Without the assistance of a mortal hand."

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."

Persons present. (Obs. or a Gallicism)

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"Assistance" Quotes from Famous Books

... Charles, "if Heaven permits kings to be thus ignorant of the histories of each other, how can they render assistance to ...

— Ten Years Later - Chapters 1-104 • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... as weakly manned and had as poor an outfit as the Legations of Guatemala or Portugal. Congress was always jealous of its diplomatic service, and the Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Relations was not likely to press assistance on the Minister to England. For the Legation not an additional clerk was offered or asked. The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, and the private secretary did all the work that the Minister did not ...

— The Education of Henry Adams • Henry Adams

... be impossible to enumerate and thank all the many friends who, with the courtesy and patience that never desert a Sicilian, have given me information, explanation and assistance. Among them are two, however, to whom, and to whose families, I desire to give my special thanks, namely: Cavaliere Uffiziale Giovanni Grasso, of the Teatro Macchiavelli, Catania; and Signor Achille Greco, of the Marionette Theatre, in the Piazza ...

— Diversions in Sicily • H. Festing Jones

... the observance of the same course toward all other American States. The United States stand as the great American power, to which, as their natural ally and friend, they will always be disposed first to look for mediation and assistance in the event of any collision between them and any European nation. As such we may often kindly mediate in their behalf without entangling ourselves in foreign wars or unnecessary controversies. Whenever the faith of our treaties ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... that hath bestowed upon us this gift of Teaching, so to inspire and direct us by his Grace, that we may train up Children in his Fear and in the knowledge of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and then no doubt our teaching and their learning of other things subordinate to these, will by the assistance of his blessed Spirit make them able and willing to do him faithful Service both in Church and Commonwealth, as long as they live here, that so they may be eternally blessed with him hereafter. This, I beseech you, beg for me and mine, as I shall daily do for you and yours, at the throne of God's ...

— The Orbis Pictus • John Amos Comenius

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