— alimonied , adj.
/al"euh moh'nee/ , n.
1. Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
2. supply of the means of living; maintenance.
[ 1645-55; alimonia nourishment, sustenance, deriv. of alimon- (s. of alimo ), equiv. to ali- (see ALIMENT) + -mon- action n. suffix parallel to -mentum -MENT ]