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English Dictionary: sustenance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sustenance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sustenance n a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals] the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" Synonym(s): support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance 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]:
Sustenance \Sus"tenance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See {Sustain}.] 1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance* of the body; the sustenance of life. 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. [bd]A man of little sustenance.[b8] --Chaucer. For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton.