subsistence
sub.sis.tence \s*b-'sis-t*n(t)s\ \-t*nt\ n [ME, fr. LL subsistentia, fr.
subsistent-, subsistens, prp. o]f subsistere 1a1: real being : EXISTENCE
1a2: CONTINUATION, PERSISTENCE 1a3: INHERENCY {~ of a quality in a body}
1b: something by which an individual is what it is 1c: the character
possessed by whatever is logically conceivable 2: means of subsisting : as
2a: the minimum (as of food and shelter) necessary to support life 2b: a
source or means of obtaining the necessities of life - sub.sis.tent aj