pray in aid English

Meaning pray in aid meaning

What does pray in aid mean?

pray in aid verb

— (intransitive, now, _, rare) To resort to the help (of); to call on the support (of), especially to help prove an argument.

— (transitive, chiefly, _, legal) 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.