See Also: assistance(dictionary)
assistance(dictionary)
old age assistance(medicine)
public assistance(medicine)
medical assistance(medicine)
assistance, writ of(encyclopedia)
Aviation Assistance(tourism)
Surety Bonding Assistance(money)
General Assistance Unemployable (GAU)(law)
Aviation Assistance code(tourism)

assistance (iou)



assistance noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere: see ASSIST verb, -ANCE, -ENCE.]
I.
sing. & in pl. The action of helping; help, aid, support. LME.
National Assistance: see NATIONAL adjective.
A helper; collect. a body of helpers. M16-L17.
II.
collect. sing. (occas. pl.). Persons present; bystanders. obsolete exc. as occas. readopted from French L15.
Presence, attendance. Long rare. E16.