livelihood

English

/ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/, /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

noun
Definitions
  • A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
  • (now) Property which brings in an income; an estate.
  • (obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life.
  • (obsolete) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English liflode inherited from Old English līflād (conduct, course of life), līf (life, life-time, existence) + Old English lād (course, journey, way, exculpation, waterway, leading, street, support, maintenance, carrying).

Origin

Old English

lād

Gloss

course, journey, way, exculpation, waterway, leading, street, support, maintenance, carrying

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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