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Webster 1913 Edition


Sustentation

Susˊten-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[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.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sustentation

SUSTENTA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. sustentatio, sustento.]
1.
Support; preservation from falling.
2.
Use of food.
3.
Maintenance; support of life.

Definition 2024


sustentation

sustentation

English

Noun

sustentation (plural sustentations)

  1. The act, or the result of sustaining; sustainment.
  2. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.