Definition of Sustenance. Meaning of Sustenance. Synonyms of Sustenance
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Definition of Sustenance
Sustenance 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.