■ noun an income sufficient to live on, or the means of earning it.
↘ Brit. (in church use) a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property.
■ adjective alive.
↘(of a language) still spoken and used.
↘ literary (of water) always flowing.
Phrases
in (or within ) ~ memory within or during a time that is remembered by people still alive.
the ~ image of an exact copy or likeness of.