aid

PLURAL NOUN:

Manège:

1. Also called "natural aids," the means by which a rider communicates with and controls a horse, as the hands, legs, voice, and shifts in weight.

2. Also called "artificial aids," the devices used by a rider to increase control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale.

Origin:

First recorded in 1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English ayde, from Anglo-French, Old French aide, noun derivative of aid(i)er, from Latin adjūtāre “to help” (frequentative of adjuvāre ), equivalent to ad- prefix meaning “toward” + -jū- “help” + -t- frequentative suffix + -āre infinitive suffix; (verb) from Anglo-French, Old French aid(i)er, from Latin, as above; see ad-. British dictionary: C15: via Old French aidier from Latin adjūtāre to help, from juvāre to help. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of aid: Verb: 15th century. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for aid: Verb and Noun: Middle English eyden, from Anglo-French aider, from Latin adjutare, frequentative of adjuvare, from ad- + juvare to help. —Merriam-Webster.

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Added: 11 August 2020 {12:54 PM}