in a general sense, denotes any kind of assistance given by one person to another.

in Law, denotes a petition made in court to call in help from another person who has interest in land, or anything contested.

Aid-de-Camp, in Military Affairs, an officer employed to receive and carry the orders of a general.

Auxilium, in Ancient Customs, a subsidy paid by valets to their lords on certain occasions. Such were the aid of relief, paid upon the death of the lord's eldest son; the aid cheval, or capital aid, due to the chief lord on several occasions, as, to make his eldest son a knight, to make up a portion for marrying his daughter, &c.

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

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

ARMS, in the Manege, 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.