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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.
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.