[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

alimony \al"imony\, n. l. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment,
   sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.
   1. maintenance; means of living.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

alimony
     n : court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after
         they are separated syn: maintenance
see also:
maintenance 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

40 moby thesaurus words for "alimony":
   aid, alimentation, allotment, allowance, annuity, assistance,
   bounty, bread, bread and butter, depletion allowance, dole,
   fellowship, financial assistance, grant, grant-in-aid,
   guaranteed annual income, help, keep, livelihood, maintenance,
   old-age insurance, pecuniary aid, pension, price support,
   public assistance, public welfare, relief, retirement benefits,
   scholarship, stipend, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence,
   subvention, support, sustenance, tax benefit, welfare, welfare aid,
   welfare payments

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