assistance

/ə-ˈsi-stən(t)s/

Middle English assistence, assistance, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin assistentia "presence, participation, guidance," going back to Late Latin, "aid," noun derivative of Latin assistent-, assistens, present participle of assistere "to take up a position near, stand by, stand by as a supporter or advocate"

noun

  1. the act of helping or assisting someone or the help supplied : aid

financial and technical assistance

noun

  1. government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children

noun phrase

  1. a writ issued to a law officer (such as a sheriff or marshal) for the enforcement of a court order or decree; especially : one used to enforce an order for the possession of lands

  2. a writ used especially in colonial America authorizing a law officer to search in unspecified locations for unspecified illegal goods