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Webster 1913 Edition
Subsistence
Sub-sist′ence
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
subsistance
, L. subsistentia
.] 1.
Real being; existence.
Not only the things had
subsistence
, but the very images were of some creatures existing. Stillingfleet.
2.
Inherency;
as, the
. subsistence
of qualities in bodies3.
That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood;
as, a meager
. subsistence
His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable
subsistence
out of the plunder of his province. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subsistence
SUBSIST'ENCE
Definition 2024
subsistence
subsistence
English
Noun
subsistence (plural subsistences)
- Real being; existence.
- The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
- Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
- something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
- 1788, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, Dawson, Federalist 79, page 548:
- In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
-
- (theology) embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.
Synonyms
- sustenance
- (theology): hypostasis
Related terms
- subsist
- subsistent
- subsistence economy
Translations
means of support
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External links
- subsistence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- subsistence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911