I. səbˈsistənt adjective
Etymology: Late Latin subsistent-, subsistens, present participle of subsistere to stay alive, exist, be — more at subsist
1. : having being : subsisting
a subsistent spirit
2. : inherent
qualities subsistent in matter
II. noun
( -s )
1. : something (as an object or substance) having existence
2. : an abstract entity