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ayde

ayde is the obsolete spelling of aid.

Meaning of aid

Noun

aid (countable and uncountable, plural aids)

  1. (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
    • He came to my aid when I was foundering.
  2. (countable) A helper; an assistant.
    • It is not good that man should bee alone, let vs make vnto him an aide like to himselfe.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Tobit 8:6
  3. (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
    • Slimming aids include dietary supplements and appetite suppressants.
  4. (UK, countable) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
    • In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend over two quindecims.2019, Julia Boffey, Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle, page 71
  5. (UK, countable) An exchequer loan.
  6. (countable) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.

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Questions about ayde

What is ayde the obsolete spelling of?
Ayde is the obsolete spelling of aid.

Words near ayde in the dictionary

  1. Ayckbournian
  2. Aycliffe
  3. Aycock
  4. Aycocks
  5. Aydarken
  6. ayde
  7. Aydelott
  8. Aydelotte
  9. Aydelottes
  10. Aydelotts
  11. Ayden

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