Live"li*hood , n. [Lively + - hood.]
Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.] Shak.
Live"li*hood (?), n.
[OE. livelode, liflode, prop., course of life, life's support, maintenance,
fr. AS. līf life + lād road, way, maintenance. Confused with
livelihood liveliness. See Life, and Lode.]
Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; support of life; maintenance.
The opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood.
Addison.
It is their profession and livelihood to get their
living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit their lives.
South.
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