| sustenance | 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." "For lying is thy sustenance, thy food." (Milton) Origin: OF. Sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf. L. Sustenentia endurance. See Sustain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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