Found 2 items, similar to sustentation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sustentation sustentation n : 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, sustainment, maintenance, upkeep]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sustentation 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]