'Sustentation' definitions:
Definition of 'sustentation'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment" [syn: sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep]
Definition of 'Sustentation'
From: GCIDE
- Sustentation \Sus`ten*ta"tion\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]