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alimony
noun
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Word History
borrowed from New Latin alimōnia, going back to Latin, "food, nourishment, nurture, upbringing," from alere "to nurse, supply with nutrition, support, maintain" + -mōnia, suffix of abstract nouns (going back to the Indo-European noun-forming suffix *-mĕ̄n-/*-mŏ̄n- + the abstract noun formative *-i-) — more at old entry 1
circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Alimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alimony. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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alimony
nounLegal Definition
alimony
nouncalled also temporary alimony
called also alimony in gross
Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish
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