assistance

[uh-sis-tuh ns] /əˈsɪs təns/
noun
1.
the act of assisting; help; aid; support.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English assistence < Medieval Latin assistentia. See assist, -ence, -ance
Related forms
reassistance, noun
Can be confused
assistance, assistants.
British Dictionary definitions for assistance

assistance

/əˈsɪstəns/
noun
1.
help; support
2.
the act of assisting
3.
(Brit, informal) See national assistance
Word Origin and History for assistance
n.

early 15c., "act of helping or aiding," from Middle French assistance, from assister (see assist (v.)).