Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LIVE'LI-HOOD
LIVE'LI-HOOD, n. [lively and hood, or lifelode, from lead. I find in Saxon lif-lade, lead or course of life, vitæ iter.]
Means of living; support of life; maintenance. Trade furnishes many people with an honest livelihood. Men of enterprise seek a livelihood where they can find it.
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