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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Pray \Pray\, v. t.
1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat;
to implore; to beseech.
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And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer.
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We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor.
v. 20.
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2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication;
to entreat for.
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I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak.
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3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out
of purgatory. --Milman.
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To pray in aid. (Law)
(a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the
cause. --Bacon.
(b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of
an argument. See under Aid. --Mozley & W.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Aid \Aid\, n. [F. aide, OF. a["i]de, a["i]e, fr. the verb. See
Aid, v. t.]
1. Help; succor; assistance; relief.
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An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. --Hallam.
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2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in something
done; a helper; an assistant.
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It is not good that man should be alone; let us make
unto him an aid like unto himself. --Tobit viii.
6.
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3. (Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament;
also, an exchequer loan.
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4. (Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his
lord on special occasions. --Blackstone.
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5. An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's
aid.
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Aid prayer (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant
beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a
further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.
To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Pray \Pray\, v. t.
1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat;
to implore; to beseech.
And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer.
We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor.
v. 20.
2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication;
to entreat for.
I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak.
3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out
of purgatory. --Milman.
To pray in aid. (Law)
(a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the
cause. --Bacon.
(b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of
an argument. See under Aid. --Mozley & W.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Aid \Aid\, n. [F. aide, OF. a["i]de, a["i]e, fr. the verb. See
Aid, v. t.]
1. Help; succor; assistance; relief.
An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. --Hallam.
2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in something
done; a helper; an assistant.
It is not good that man should be alone; let us make
unto him an aid like unto himself. --Tobit viii.
6.
3. (Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament;
also, an exchequer loan.
4. (Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his
lord on special occasions. --Blackstone.
5. An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's
aid.
Aid prayer (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant
beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a
further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.
To pray in aid, to beseech and claim such assistance.
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