in the French customs, certain duties paid on all goods exported or imported into that kingdom.

Court of Aids, in France, a foreign court established in several cities, which has cognizance of all causes relating to the taxes, gabelles, and aids, imposed on several sorts of commodities, especially wine.

in the manage, are the same with what some writers call cherishing, and used to avoid the necessity of corrections.—The inner heel, inner leg, inner rein, &c. are called inner aids; as the outer heel, outer leg, outer rein, &c. are called outer aids.