subsistencen.[Cf. F. subsistance, L. subsistentia.]1. Real being; existence.()Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some creatures existing. (Stillingfleet.)2. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.()3. That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.()His viceroy could only propose to himself a comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his province. (Addison.)4. (Theol.) Same as Hypostasis, 2.(Hooker.)