maintenance
main.te.nance \'ma-nt-n*n(t)s, -*n-*n(t)s\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. maintenir] 1: the act of maintaining : the state of being maintained : SUPPORT)M 2: something that maintains 3: the upkeep of property or equipment 4: an officious or unlawful intermeddling in a legal suit by assisting eith er party with means to carry it on