socour

Middle English

Alternative forms
  • soccour, soccur, socor, socore, socoure, socowre, socur, socure, soker, sokor, sokore, sokour, sokoure, sokur, soucore, soucour, soukour, succor, succour, succoure, succur, succure, sucour, sucur, suker, sukour

Etymology

Derived from sucuren, in turn borrowed from Old French secorre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsukuːr/

Noun

socour (plural socours)

  1. succor, aid, help, protection
  2. reinforcement, military assistance

Descendants
  • English: succor, succour
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