[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sustentation \sus`tenta"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
see also:
sustain sustentation fund 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
sustenance sustainment maintenance upkeep 

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