Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

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*:wel said Merlyn I knowe a lord of yours in this land that is a passyng true man & a feithful / & he shal haue the nourysshyng of your child / & his name is sir Ector / & he is a lord of fair lyuelode in many partyes in Englond & walys

A person's means of supporting himself.

*1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.4:

*:But now, when Philtra saw my lands decay / And former livelod fayle, she left me quight.

*Addison

*:the opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood

*South

*:It is their profession and livelihood to get their living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit their lives.

*2013 , Matthew Claughton, The Guardian , (letter), 25 April:

*:The legal profession believes that client choice is the best way of ensuring standards remain high, because a lawyer's livelihood depends upon their reputation.

*1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts V:

*:Then sayde Peter: Ananias how is it that satan hath fillen thyne hert, thatt thou shuldest lye unto the holy goost, and kepe awaye parte off the pryce off thy lyvelod ?

(obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life.

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Noun

(wikipedia lifespan) (en noun)

The length of time for which an organism lives.

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Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.

(by extension)  The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

* 2002 , Luis M Camarinha-Matos, Collaborative business ecosystems and virtual enterprises

The virtual enterprise forum developed several "classical" management functions for which resources were available throughout its lifespan .