Word: maintenance
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: main
te
nance
Definition: A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.
Morphemes:
Affix: maintain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: manū
Language: la
Decoded: manu
Meaning: with the hand
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I hold
Affix: -ance
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -antia
Language: la
Decoded: -antia
Meaning: -antia