† subaidv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To give secret aid to.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [verb (transitive)] > help secretly
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1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. xlvii. 215 To hold that Kingdome, from subayding such Who else could not subsist.
1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth Introd. 5 For that hee [sc. the French King] had subayded the Scots [L. Scotis subsidia..submiserat] against the English.
1674 J. Goodman Serious Inq. Neglect Protestant Relig. 52 They have furnished others with Arguments to impugn it, and subaided all unquiet spirits against her.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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