Sustenance
Pronunciation : Sus"te*nance
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913