Hypertext Webster Gateway: "subvention"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Subvention \Sub*ven"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. subventio, fr. L.
subvenire to come up to one's assistance, to assist. See
{Souvenir}, and cf. {Subvene}.]
1. The act of coming under. ``The subvention of a cloud.''
--Stackhouse.
2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid;
assistance; help.
3. A government aid or bounty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Subvention \Sub*ven"tion\, v. t.
To subventionize.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
subvention
n 1: grant of financial aid as from a government to an
educational institution
2: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort
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