To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
A helper; an assistant.
An exchequer loan.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.