ALIMONY

alimony, maintenance

(noun) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

alimony (countable and uncountable, plural alimonies)

(legal) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

Synonym: maintenance

The means to support life.

Anagrams

• Molniya

Source: Wiktionary


Al"i*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.]

1. Maintenance; means of living.

2. (Law)

Definition: An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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