[səbˈsɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level
(e.g: he subsisted on welfare and casual labour)

- remain in force or effect
(e.g: the court may treat a contract as still subsisting)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘continue to exist’): from Latin subsistere ‘stand firm’, from sub- ‘from below’ + sistere ‘set, stand’