alimony

Noun
Synonyms: maintenance

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separatedSynonyms: maintenance
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

1.Maintenance; means of living. [1913 Webster]

2.(Law) 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. [1913 Webster]

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