Definition of Livelehood
Live"li*hood (?), n. [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;
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, n. [Lively + -
hood.] Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.]
Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A person's paid employment; means of a living or earning a wage.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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