Sustentation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sustentation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sustentation n the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" Synonym(s): sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sustentation \Sus`tenta"tion\, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance, maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens. fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See {Sustain}.] 1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance. 2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. {Sustentation* fund} (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland.