manutention

/manjʊˈtɛnʃən/

Etymology

From French manutention, from Latin manutentio (“maintenance”), from present participle of manutenere (“to maintain”).

noun

  1. Maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.“Christian religion hath all the markes of extreme justice and profit, but none more apparent than the exact commendation of obedience due unto magistrates, and manutention [tr. manutention] of policies […].”