sustenance
Synonyms
support
food
aliment
living
subsistance
livelihood
alimony
provision
nourishment
nutriment
nurture
sustentation
nutrition
pabulum
maintenance
Antonyms
Sus"te*nance, n. Etym: [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.] 1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man of little sustenance." Chaucer. For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. Milton.