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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: alimonia 'supply of things needed to live', from alere; ALIMENTARY CANAL

alimony

 noun
     
al‧i‧mo‧ny [uncountable]
money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after their marriage has ended [↪ maintenance]
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