sustentātĭo, ōnis, f. [sustento].
I A deferring , delay; forbearance (very rare).
A In gen.: habere aliquam moram et sustentationem, Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 146: quae sustentatio sui recte patientia nominatur, Lact. 6, 18, 32.—
B In partic., in rhetoric, a figure of speech where the orator defers the mention of something , keeping the hearer in doubt, a suspension , Cels. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 22.—
II Sustenance , maintenance : mulieris, Dig. 2, 3, 22 med.