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   live·li·hood

   /ˈlīvlēˌ(h)o͝od/

   noun

   • 1. a means of securing the necessities of life: "people whose livelihoods depend on the rainforest"

   Word Origin Old Englishlīflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th century was due to association with lively and -hood.

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • D

     2

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