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sustentation
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUSTENTATION
n.[L. sustentatio, sustento. ] 1. Support; preservation from falling.
2. Use of food.
3. Maintenance; support of life.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUSTENTATION
Sus `ten *ta "tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sustentation
sus ten ta tion |ˌsəst (ə )nˈtāSHən ˌsəst (ə )nˈteɪʃən | ▶noun formal the support or maintenance of someone or something, esp. through the provision of money: provision is made for the sustentation of preachers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sustentatio (n- ), from sustentare ‘uphold, sustain, ’ frequentative of sustinere (see sustain ).
Oxford Dictionary
sustentation
sustentation |ˌsʌst (ə )nˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal the support or maintenance of someone or something, especially through the provision of money: provision is made for the sustentation of preachers. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sustentatio (n- ), from sustentare ‘uphold, sustain ’, frequentative of sustinere (see sustain ).
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