Anxilium
Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Lat.
In feudal and old English law. Aid; help to defend a suit; help to commit a crime; a subsidy or tallage paid to the king; a kind of tribute paid by vassal to lord, as one of the incidents of tenure of knight's service. Auxilia ad filium primogenitum militem faciendum, vel ad filiam primogenitam maritandam: aids to make the eldest son a knight, or to marry the eldest daughter. Auxilium curiae: an old precept citing one person to warrant something at suit of another. Auxilium petere: to pray aid. Auxilium regis: a subsidy paid to the king.