Aidance 'gainst the enemy.
Shak.
Aid"ant (&?;), a. [Cf. F. aidant, p. pr. of aider to help.] Helping; helpful; supplying aid. Shak.
Aid"-de-camp` (&?;), n.; pl. Aids-de-camp. (&?;). [F. aide de camp (literally) camp assistant.] (Mil.) An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.
Aid"er (&?;), n. One who, or that which, aids.
Aid"ful (&?;), a. Helpful. [Archaic.] Bp. Hall.
Aid"less, a. Helpless; without aid. Milton.
Aid"-ma`jor (&?;), n. The adjutant of a regiment.