Definitions of alimony [ˈæl əˌmoʊ ni]

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Definition of 'alimony'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) alimony
a periodic allowance ordered to be paid to a spouse or former spouse for maintenance following a divorce or legal separation or while such action is pending.

2. alimony
supply of the means of living; maintenance.

Etymology: (1645–55; < L alimōnia nourishment, sustenance)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) alimony, maintenance
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Definition of 'alimony'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) alimony
maintenance; means of living

2. (noun) alimony
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

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