sustentation
noun
- a sustaining or being sustained; maintenance, support, or preservation
- something that sustains or supports; sustenance
See sustentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
sus·ten·ta·tion
noun- Something that sustains; a support.
- Sustenance.
Origin: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sustentātiō, sustentātiōn-, from sustentātus, past participle of sustentāre, to support; see sustentacular .
Related Forms:
link/cite
print
suggestion box