supportance
/səˈpɔːtns/noun
1Assistance, backing; corroboration; = support. Now rare.
2Maintenance, sustenance; a means of livelihood or subsistence; = support 8. Now chiefly Jamaican.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Abraham Fleming (c1552–1607), author, literary editor, and Church of England clergyman. Probably partly from support + -ance, and partly from Middle French supportance maintenance, sustenance, suffering, permission, help, indulgence from supporter + -ance.
- with intent
- with interest
- within the hour
- within —— distance
- with it
- with might and main
- with one accord
- with one eye on
- with one hand (tied) behind one's back
- with one's back to (or up against) the wall
- with one's bare hands
- with one's compliments
- with one's eyes open
- with one's eyes shut (or closed)
- with one's hand in the cookie jar
- with one's head in the clouds
- with one's heart in one's boots
- with one's nose in the air
- with one's tail between one's legs
- with one's tail up
- with one voice
- with open arms
- with open eyes
- with (or in or having) regard to
- with (or in) reference to