Suc″cor, n. [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors, secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See Succor, v. t.] 1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. “We beseech mercy and succor.” Chaucer.
My noble father...
Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. Shak.
2. The person or thing that brings relief.
This mighty succor, which made glad the foe. Dryden.