ˈaləˌmōnē, -ni, US also & Brit usually -_mən- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish — more at old
1. : the means of living : maintenance
2. : an allowance made to a woman for her support out of the estate or income of her husband (or to a husband from the property of the wife) or of him who was her husband upon her legal separation or divorce from him or during a suit for the same