See Also: Sustenance(medicine)
sustenance(dictionary)
sustenance(dictionary)

sustenance (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: sustenir; SUSTAIN]
food that people or animals need in order to live
::Without sustenance, the animals will soon die.
::Potatoes were their only means of sustenance.
when something is made to continue
::Elections are necessary for the sustenance of democracy.