sustentation
noun
[ ˌsʌst(ə)nˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the support or maintenance of someone or something, especially through the provision of money.
• "provision is made for the sustentation of preachers"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sustentatio(n- ), from sustentare ‘uphold, sustain’, frequentative of sustinere (see sustain).
