subsistency
/səbˈsɪst(ə)nsi/Now rare
noun
1 Theology = subsistence.
2Something that has a substantial existence; = subsistence.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Meredith Hanmer (1543–1604), Church of England and Church of Ireland clergyman and historian. From post-classical Latin subsistentia subsistence: see -ency.