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Livelihood
Live′li-hood
,Noun.
[OE.
livelode
, liflode
, prop., course of life, life’s support, maintenance, fr. AS. līf
life + lād
road, way, maintenance. Confused with livelihood
liveliness. See Life
, and Lode
.] Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; the means for support of life; maintenance.
The opportunities of gaining an honest
livelihood
. Addison.
It is their profession and
livelihood
to get their living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit their lives. South.
Live′li-hood
,Noun.
[
Lively
+ -hood
.] Liveliness; appearance of life.
[Obs.]
Shak.