(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Note: in AM, use 'succor'
1.
Succour is help given to people who are suffering or in difficulties. (FORMAL)
...a commitment to give ~ to populations involved in the conflict.
= assistance
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you ~ someone who is suffering or in difficulties, you help them. (FORMAL)
Helicopters fly in appalling weather to ~ shipwrecked mariners.
= assist, aid
VERB: V n