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单词 supportance
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Definition of supportance in English:

supportance

noun səˈpɔːtns
  • 1Assistance, backing; corroboration; = "support". Now rare.

  • 2Maintenance, sustenance; a means of livelihood or subsistence; = "support" 8. Now chiefly Jamaican.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Abraham Fleming (c1552–1607), author, literary editor, and Church of England clergyman. Probably partly from support + -ance, and partly from Middle French supportance maintenance, sustenance, suffering, permission, help, indulgence from supporter + -ance.

 
 

Definition of supportance in US English:

supportance

nounsəˈpɔːtns
  • 1Assistance, backing; corroboration; = "support". Now rare.

  • 2Maintenance, sustenance; a means of livelihood or subsistence; = "support" 8. Now chiefly Jamaican.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Abraham Fleming (c1552–1607), author, literary editor, and Church of England clergyman. Probably partly from support + -ance, and partly from Middle French supportance maintenance, sustenance, suffering, permission, help, indulgence from supporter + -ance.

 
 
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