2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sustenance \Sus"te*nance\, 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. ``A
man of little sustenance.'' --Chaucer.
For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sustenance
n 1: a source of nourishment [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {aliment},
{alimentation}, {victuals}]
2: 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"
[syn: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread
and butter}]
3: the act of sustaining [syn: {sustentation}, {sustainment}, {maintenance},
{upkeep}]
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