Definition of SUSTENTATION

sustentation

Plural: sustentations

Noun

  • the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
  • The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment; sustention.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1382: from the Old French sustentacion, from the Latin sustentātio, from sustentō; compare the Italian sostentazione, the Occitan sustentacion, the Portuguese sustentação, and the Spanish sustentación. Doublet of sustentatio.

Scrabble Score: 12

sustentation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sustentation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sustentation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

sustentation: valid Words With Friends Word