Associations to the word «Livelihood»

Wiktionary

LIVELIHOOD, noun. (obsolete) The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour. [10th-17thc.]
LIVELIHOOD, noun. A person's means of supporting himself. [from 14thc.]
LIVELIHOOD, noun. (now rare) Property which brings in an income; an estate. [from 15thc.]
LIVELIHOOD, noun. (obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life.

Dictionary definition

LIVELIHOOD, noun. The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats