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Webster 1913 Edition

Alimony

Al′i-mo-ny

,
Noun.
[L.
alimonia
,
alimonium
, nourishment, sustenance, fr.
alere
to nourish.]
1.
Maintenance; means of living.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alimony

ALI'MONY

,
Noun.
[L. alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment.]
An allowance made for the support of a woman, legally separated from her husband. The sum is fixed by the proper judge, and granted out of the husband's estate.

Definition 2024

alimony

alimony

English

Noun

alimony ‎(plural alimonies)

  1. (law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
  2. The means to support life.

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Etymology

Known since 1655, from Latin alimōnia ‎(“food, support, nourishment, sustenance”) (English aliment, as in alimentary), itself from alēre ‎(“to nourish”) + -mōnia ‎(“action, state, condition”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.mə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.moʊ.ni/

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