sustentation
noun
Meaning
- 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.
- 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.
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