n.
an income sufficient to live on, or the means of earning it.
▸Brit. (in church use) a position as a vicar or rector with an income or property.
adj.
alive.
▸(of a language) still spoken and used.
▸literary (of water) always flowing.
Phrase
- in
(or within)
living memory
within or during a time that is remembered by people still alive. - the living image of
an exact copy or likeness of.