lifeway

American  

[lahyf-wey] / ˈlaɪfˌweɪ /

noun

1. a way of life; a manner of living.

2. any of the customs and practices of a culture.

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Etymology

Origin of lifeway

First recorded before 1000; 1840–45 lifeway for def. 2; Old English līfweg; equivalent to life ( def. ) + way ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Whether defeating coal ports, opposing increased vessel traffic on the Salish Sea, repairing culverts or removing invasive Atlantic salmon, to leave to future generations a lifeway promised to our ancestors 164 years ago,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2019

This ancient lifeway survives today, according to this theory, in the ring-shaped compounds of the Yanomamo.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann