sustentation

Значение (Английский)

1. The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment.
2. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
3. 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.

Синонимы

maintenance

sustenance

upkeep

sustainment

help

keep

living

conservation

patronage

preservation

support

assistance

diet

aid

Переводы

tutma

sostentamento

besleme

geçim

maişet

nafaka

maintien

tenue

actualisation

koruyan şey

sustentação

mantenimiento

kuvvet verme

manteniment

sustentació

Этимология (Английский)

Родственно итальянский: sostentazione

Родственно окситанский: sustentacion

Родственно португальский: sustentação

Родственно испанский: sustentación

In summary

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.