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alimony definition

ali·mony (al′ə mō′nē)

noun

  1. Obsolete supply of the means of living; maintenance
  2. an allowance that a court orders paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse after a legal separation or divorce or while legal action on this is pending

Etymology: L alimonia, food, support < alere, to nourish: see old

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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