The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak.
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. Fuller.
Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism]
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