sustentation

Etymology
First attested in 1382: from the, from the , from ; compare the 🇨🇬, the 🇨🇬, the 🇨🇬, and the 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 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.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.