1. succour - Noun
2. succour - Verb
assistance in time of difficulty
help in a difficult situation
Source: WordNetIn man's most dark extremity Oft succour dawns from Heaven. Walter Scott
He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave, He is wisdom to the mighty, he is succour to the brave, So the world shall be his footstool, and the soul of Time his slave, Our God is marching on. Julia Ward Howe
The brigand's life is a very fine life For men of generous mind; We rob the rich to help the poor And succour oppressed mankind. The rich, dear souls, are close around And it's easy work to skelp 'em; But the poor - damn their eyes - can never be found When we're in the mood to help them. Robertson Davies
How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us that succour want! Edmund Spenser
the contributions provided some relief for the victims Source: Internet
For instance, the Foundation has constructed a pedestrian bridge valued at about N13m for the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State (UDUS), thus bringing succour to students of the institution. Source: Internet