Sustentation /(?)/

Sus·ten·ta·tion

Sustentation

n.
  1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.
  2. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth. (Physiol.)

Phrases & Compounds
Sustentation fund
a fund of a religious body for support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland.