Definition of maintenance

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Maintenance (n.) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty..

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Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support..
Aliment :: Aliment (v. t.) To provide for the maintenance of.
Aliment :: Aliment (n.) An allowance for maintenance.
Manutenency :: Manutenency (n.) Maintenance.
Alimony :: Alimony (n.) Maintenance; means of living.
Parsonage :: Parsonage (n.) The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor..
Espousal :: Espousal (n.) The uniting or allying one's self with anything; maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel..
Maintenance :: Maintenance (n.) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty..
Parsonage :: Parsonage (n.) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish..
Assertion :: Assertion (n.) Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives..
Finding :: Finding (n.) Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.
Fund :: Fund (n.) An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object..
Maintenance :: Maintenance (n.) The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.
Standing :: Standing (n.) Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing..
Beaconage :: Beaconage (n.) Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively..
Policed :: Policed (a.) Regulated by laws for the maintenance of peace and order, enforced by organized administration..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest..
Supporter :: Supportation (n.) Maintenance; support.
Sustaltic :: Sustainment (n.) The act of sustaining; maintenance; support.
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