aid (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Assistance, helpII. An assistant, helperIII. A kind of tax granted to government; *auxilium quod de gratia et non de jure fit; liberum adjutorium • aid (subs.): I. Assistance, help: auxĭlĭum: v. assistance, help. Phr.: provided with all the aids either of nature or of learning for speaking, omnibus vel naturae vel doctrinae praesidiis ad dicendum paratus, Cic.: v. resources, appliances. II. An assistant, helper: q. v. III. A kind of tax granted to government; *auxilium quod de gratia et non de jure fit; liberum adjutorium: v. Du Cange, s. vv.