sustenance
noun
[ ˈsʌst(ə)nəns ]
• food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.
• "poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance"
Similar:
nourishment,
food,
nutriment,
nutrition,
fare,
diet,
daily bread,
provisions,
rations,
grub,
chow,
scoff,
comestibles,
provender,
victuals,
vittles,
viands,
meat,
aliment,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French soustenance, from the verb soustenir (see sustain).
