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sustentatio

sustentatio, a deferring, delay, forbearance

sustentātĭo, ōnis, f. [sustento].
  • 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.

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