sustenationn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌstᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsəstəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s– sustenation; also Scottish pre-1700 sustenacioun.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: sustentation n.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of sustentation n. by association with sustenance n. and perhaps also sustain v. (compare forms at that entry).

The action of sustaining or maintaining something; maintenance, support. Cf. sustentation n.Much less common than sustentation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood

substancec1384

maintenance1389

sustenance1389

sustentation1389

sustaining1395

findingc1400

uphold1439

retainment1449

exhibition?a1475

entertainment?c1475

upholdingc1480

entertaininga1492

sustenation1496

support1561

alimentation1590

alimony1622

enablement1626

subsisting1698

keep1801

life support1852

palimony1977

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun]

maintenancec1390

sustentation1425

keepingc1430

conservationc1447

sustenation1496

maintainment?c1500

intertenure1537

containing1567

sustainment1568

maintain1599

manutention1603

manutenency?1630

continuance1691

conservancy1884

1496 in G. Neilson & H. Paton Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1918) II. 8 vj merkis..aucht be thame to the sustenacioun and funding of ane chapellane that sang..in the kirk of Erth.

1568 in W. M. Bryce Sc. Grey Friars (1909) II. 65 For sustenation and uphaldin of the lampis, lychtis and walx of the said place.

1606 in J. Davidson Inverurie & Earldom of Garioch (1878) v. 171 For the upholdin and sustenation of the said scole.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 25 As he was to dye by Gods withdrawing his Vital influx or sustenation.

1813 Eclectic Rev. July 9 His greater capacity for exertion, and the actual amount of his labours, render a larger quantity of substantial and nutritive diet necessary for the support of life and health in the African, than was sufficient for the sustenation of the Charib.

1873 W. Volckman Prevention Poverty 12 ‘Necessaries’, are all those supplies of common need indispensible for the sustenation of health.

1905 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 16 6 The struggle for existence was not for equality, but for the sustenation of social rank.

1977 C. Maclean St Kilda (ed. 2) ix. 128 The islanders themselves had to contribute up to £20 each year to the Church's ‘Sustenation Fund.’

2007 S. C. Banerji Compan. Tantra 59 His functions are..evolution, sustenation, involution, potential preservation and assimilation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sustenation
释义	sustenationn. Brit. /ˌsʌstᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsəstəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s– sustenation; also Scottish pre-1700 sustenacioun. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: sustentation n. Etymology: Probably an alteration of sustentation n. by association with sustenance n. and perhaps also sustain v. (compare forms at that entry). The action of sustaining or maintaining something; maintenance, support. Cf. sustentation n.Much less common than sustentation. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood substancec1384 maintenance1389 sustenance1389 sustentation1389 sustaining1395 findingc1400 uphold1439 retainment1449 exhibition?a1475 entertainment?c1475 upholdingc1480 entertaininga1492 sustenation1496 support1561 alimentation1590 alimony1622 enablement1626 subsisting1698 keep1801 life support1852 palimony1977 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] maintenancec1390 sustentation1425 keepingc1430 conservationc1447 sustenation1496 maintainment?c1500 intertenure1537 containing1567 sustainment1568 maintain1599 manutention1603 manutenency?1630 continuance1691 conservancy1884 1496 in G. Neilson & H. Paton Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1918) II. 8 vj merkis..aucht be thame to the sustenacioun and funding of ane chapellane that sang..in the kirk of Erth. 1568 in W. M. Bryce Sc. Grey Friars (1909) II. 65 For sustenation and uphaldin of the lampis, lychtis and walx of the said place. 1606 in J. Davidson Inverurie & Earldom of Garioch (1878) v. 171 For the upholdin and sustenation of the said scole. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 25 As he was to dye by Gods withdrawing his Vital influx or sustenation. 1813 Eclectic Rev. July 9 His greater capacity for exertion, and the actual amount of his labours, render a larger quantity of substantial and nutritive diet necessary for the support of life and health in the African, than was sufficient for the sustenation of the Charib. 1873 W. Volckman Prevention Poverty 12 ‘Necessaries’, are all those supplies of common need indispensible for the sustenation of health. 1905 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 16 6 The struggle for existence was not for equality, but for the sustenation of social rank. 1977 C. Maclean St Kilda (ed. 2) ix. 128 The islanders themselves had to contribute up to £20 each year to the Church's ‘Sustenation Fund.’ 2007 S. C. Banerji Compan. Tantra 59 His functions are..evolution, sustenation, involution, potential preservation and assimilation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1496
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