Definitions for Succour
suc·cour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. relief, succor, succour, ministrationverb

   assistance in time of difficulty

   "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

2. succor, succourverb

   help in a difficult situation

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Succournoun

   Etymology: from the verb; secours, French.

   1. Aid; assistance; relief of any kind; help in distress.

   My father,
   Flying for succour to his servant Banister,
   Being distress’d, was by that wretch betray’d. William Shakespeare.

   Here’s a young maid with travel oppress’d,
   And faints for succour. William Shakespeare.

   2. The person or things that bring help.

   Fear nothing else but a betraying of succours which reason offereth. Wisd. xvii. 12.

   Our watchful general had discern’d from far
   The mighty succour which made glad the foe. Dryden.

2. To SUCCOURverb

   To help; to assist in difficulty or distress; to relieve.

   Etymology: secourir, French; succurro, Lat.

   As that famous queen
   Of Amazons, whom Pyrrhus did destroy,
   Did shew herself in great triumphant joy,
   To succour the weak state of sad afflicted Troy. Fa. Qu.

   A grateful beast will stand upon record, against those that in their prosperity forget their friends, that to their loss and hazard stood by and succoured them in their adversity. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Succour

   Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and victims of natural disasters, wars, and famines. Humanitarian relief efforts are provided for humanitarian purposes and include natural disasters and man-made disasters. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. It may, therefore, be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency. There is a debate on linking humanitarian aid and development efforts, which was reinforced by the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. However, the conflation is viewed critically by practitioners.Humanitarian aid is seen as "a fundamental expression of the universal value of solidarity between people and a moral imperative". Humanitarian aid can come from either local or international communities. In reaching out to international communities, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations (UN) is responsible for coordination responses to emergencies. It taps to the various members of Inter-Agency Standing Committee, whose members are responsible for providing emergency relief. The four UN entities that have primary roles in delivering humanitarian aid are United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The International Committee of the Red Cross understands humanitarian relief as a norm in both international and non-international armed conflicts, and countries or war parties that prevent humanitarian relief are generally widely criticized. According to The Overseas Development Institute, a London-based research establishment, whose findings were released in April 2009 in the paper "Providing aid in insecure environments: 2009 Update", the most lethal year for aid providers in the history of humanitarianism was 2008, in which 122 aid workers were murdered and 260 assaulted. The countries deemed least safe were Somalia and Afghanistan. In 2014, Humanitarian Outcomes reported that the countries with the highest incidents were: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and Kenya.According to the Global Humanitarian Overview of OCHA, 274 million people need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2022, or 1 out of 29 people worldwide.

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1. succour

   Succour is assistance or support given to someone, especially during times of difficulty, hardship, or distress. It often refers to aid or relief that is both timely and helpful. It can also be used in a broader, metaphoric sense to describe anything that provides comfort or relief.

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1. Succour

   Succour is the second studio album by British experimental rock/electronic band Seefeel. Released in 1995 on Warp Records, the album is much more rooted in experimental electronic music than their previous album Quique. Succour was released on CD, cassette, and a double-vinyl LP. The final track on the album also contains a hidden track beginning at 5:08 titled "Tempean", the title of which is esoterically located on the inside of the front cover. A video for the track "Fracture" is available on the Warp Records DVD compilation WarpVision.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Succour

   suk′ur, v.t. to assist: to relieve.—n. aid: relief.—n. Succ′ourer.—adj. Succ′ourless, destitute of succour. [L. succurrĕre, to run up to—sub, up, currĕre, to run.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. succour

   An enterprise undertaken to relieve a place besieged or blockaded, by either forcing the enemy from before it, or throwing in supplies.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Succour in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Succour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Succour
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Succour
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succour
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Succour
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Succour
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Succour