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alimony

al·i·mo·ny [ állə mnee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. financial support to ex-spouse: money paid regularly by one marriage partner to the other as ordered by a court after a legal separation or divorce, or during proceedings for divorce or separation

2. maintenance: something that provides somebody with a living

[Early 17th century. < Latin alimonia "subsistence" < alere "nourish"]
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