Part 709

<blockquote>Wat Tyler killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his <b>assistance</b>, . . . John Cavendish. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Persons present.</def> <mark>[Obs. or a Gallicism]</mark>

<h1>Assistant</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"ant</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assistant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assister</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.</def>

<blockquote>Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly <b>assistant</b> to each other. <i>Beattie.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Of the second grade in the staff of the army; <as>as, an <ex>assistant surgeon</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<note>&hand; In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff.</note>

<i>Farrow.</i>

<h1>Assistant</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"ant</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help.</def>

<blockquote>Four <b>assistants</b> who his labor share. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Rhymes merely as <b>assistants</b> to memory. <i>Mrs. Chapone.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An attendant; one who is present.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Assistantly</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"ant*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a manner to give aid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Assister</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An assistant; a helper.</def>

<h1>Assistful</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"ful</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Helpful.</def>

<h1>Assistive</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"ive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Lending aid, helping.</def>

<h1>Assistless</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without aid or help.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Assistor</h1> <Xpage=92>

<hw>As*sist"or</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A assister.</def>

<h1>Assithment</h1> <Xpage=92>