sustentation
English
Etymology
First attested in 1382: from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French sustentacion, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sustentātio, from sustentō; compare the Italian sostentazione, the Occitan sustentacion, the Portuguese sustentação, and the Spanish sustentación.
Noun
sustentation (countable and uncountable, plural sustentations)
- The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment.
- The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
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- (Christianity) The scheme by which the ministers of the Free Church of Scotland are supported by voluntary contributions not local or congregational, but with a national altruism or solidarity paid into a great central fund, out of which equal stipends are paid to all alike.