alimony
noun
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.
alimonied
-
a word derived from
alimony.
Example Sentences
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She racked up a lushly alimonied divorce from Tyrone Power, was the rumored reason for the divorce of British Actor Edmund Purdom.
From Time Magazine Archive
