As*sist"ance (?), n. [Cf. F.
assistance.] 1. The act of assisting; help;
aid; furtherance; succor; support.
Without the assistance of a mortal hand.
Shak.
2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers.
[Obs.]
Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor
of London, and his assistance, . . . John Cavendish.
Fuller.
3. Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism]