■ noun
1》 food and drink regarded as sustaining life.
2》 the sustaining of someone or something in life or existence.
Origin
ME: from OFr. soustenance , from soustenir (see sustain ).
■ noun
1》 food and drink regarded as sustaining life.
2》 the sustaining of someone or something in life or existence.
Origin
ME: from OFr. soustenance , from soustenir (see sustain ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004