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sustentācŭlum, i, n. [sustento], a prop, stay, support.
- I. Lit. (post-Aug. and very rare): sustentaculum, columen, Tac. H. 2, 28.
- II. Transf., sustenance, nourishment: sustentaculum sumptuosum corporis, Aug. Mor. Eccl. Cath. 33.
sustentātĭo, ōnis, f. [sustento].
- I. A deferring, delay; forbearance (very rare).
- A. In gen.: habere aliquam moram et sustentationem, Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 146: quae sustentatio sui recte patientia nominatur, Lact. 6, 18, 32.
- B. In partic., in rhetoric, a figure of speech where the orator defers the mention of something, keeping the hearer in doubt, a suspension, Cels. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 22.
- II. Sustenance, maintenance: mulieris, Dig. 2, 3, 22 med.
sustentātus, ūs, m. [sustento], a holding up or upright, a sustaining, support (postclass.): levia sustentatui, gravia demersui, App. Mag. p. 287, 34: cujus ille sustentatu, Aus. Per. 5.