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pray in aid

The English word “pray in aid” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To resort to the help (of); to call on the support (of), especially to help prove an argument.
  2. To ask for the help of (someone or something) in pleading a case; to make use of, adduce (something) in defence of a case, argument etc.
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