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Sustentation
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What's The Definition Of Sustentation?
[n] the act of sustaining
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sustentation: maintenance | sustainment | sustenance | upkeep Related Terms | Find terms related to Sustentation: See Also | support Sustentation In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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.
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