Maintenance
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1839)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
quast contracts, is the support which one person, who is bound by law to do so, gives to another for his living; for example, a father is bound to find maintenance for his children; and a! child is required by law to maintain! his father or mother, when they cannot support themsclves, and he has ability to maintain them.