sustentation
The act or the result of sustainingThe act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
(countable, uncountable)The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
(countable, uncountable)The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.
Origin
First attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, fromFirst attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, from sustentō; compare the Italian sostentazione, the Occitan sustentacion, the Portuguese sustentação, and the Spanish sustentación. Doublet of sustentatio.
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Forms
plural: sustentations| Singular | sustentation |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence:sustenancesustainmentmaintenanceupkeep
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable