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单词 sustentment
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sustentmentn.

Forms: late Middle English sustentement.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French sustentement.
Etymology: < Middle French sustentement (16th cent.; mid 15th cent. as substentement ) < post-classical Latin sustentamentum support, maintenance (from 12th cent. in British (frequently) and continental sources) < classical Latin sustentāre sustentate v. + -mentum -ment suffix. Compare sustainment n.
Obsolete. rare.
The action of maintaining someone in a particular position or state.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation in being or maintenance
sustenance1389
relevation?1418
sustentation1477
supportation?a1500
sustentmenta1500
upbearing1501
entertainment1568
maintaining1644
a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 50 Sustentement of kynges. It most nede be of force þat ilk a kyng haue two helpes to susteyn his kyngdome.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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