Sustentatio; or, Suspense

Addition suspending the Conclusion, by way of Reasoning

Sus-ten-ta-ti-: i.e., suspension. The figure is used when additions to the argument are made by which the conclusion is kept in suspense.

It is called also CREMAN from (kre-man-nu-mi), to hang up, suspend.

Also EXARTESIS (), ex-ar-tee-sis, a hanging from, connection of parts with one another, from (exarta), to hang upon, suspend.