Defn: Mournful; — said of a species of music among the ancient
Greeks. Busby.
SUSTENANCE
Sus"te*nance, n. Etym: [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf.
L. sustenentia endurance. See Sustain.]
1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.
2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man of little sustenance." Chaucer. For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. Milton.
SUSTENTACLE
Sus*ten"ta*cle, n. Etym: [L. sustentaculum. See Sustentation.]
Defn: Sustenance. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
SUSTENTACULAR
Sus`ten*tac"u*lar, a. Etym: [See Sustenance.] (Anat.)
Defn: Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue.
SUSTENTATE
Sus"ten*tate, v. t.
Defn: To sustain. [R.] C. Reade.