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Victuals vs Subsistence - What's the difference?

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Victuals is a related term of subsistence.


As nouns the difference between victuals and subsistence

is that victuals is (archaic|plurale tantum) food]] [[supply|supplies; provisions while subsistence is real being; existence.

As a verb victuals

is (victual).

victuals

English

Noun

(head)
  • (archaic, plurale tantum) Food]] [[supply, supplies; provisions.
  • * 1598? , Two Gentlemen of Verona ,Act II, scene I line 181:
    • though the chameleon Love can feed on the air, I am one that am nourished by my victuals and would fain have meat.
  • English plurals

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (victual)

    • Related terms

    * victualer, victualler

    subsistence

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Real being; existence.
  • Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.
  • Means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; That which furnishes support to animal life; as, a meager subsistence.
  • *
  • (theology) A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity; hypostasis.

    • Synonyms

    * sustenance * (theology) hypostasis

    Related terms

    * subsist * subsistent

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