Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUS'TE-NANCE
SUS'TE-NANCE, n. [Norm. Fr.; from sustain.]
- Support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
- That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions. This city has ample sustenance.
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