palimony
a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
Compare Meanings
Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.
Origin of palimony
1Words Nearby palimony
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use palimony in a sentence
Some of the most gut-wrenching moments of “All In” are where King writes of being outed in the 1980s by a former female lover who filed a palimony suit.
‘All In’ a riveting biography of Billie Jean King | Kathi Wolfe | September 4, 2021 | Washington BladeOf course, Liberace and Thorson became a notorious couple when the latter filed a palimony suit against his former lover.
Richard Porton on Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Behind the Candelabra’ | Richard Porton | May 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Journey star is embroiled in his own legal tussle—a palimony suit filed by a former girlfriend.
Tareq Salahi’s $50M Suit Against Michaele, Schon, Journey Thrown Out | Diane Dimond | April 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for palimony
/ (ˈpælɪmənɪ) /
US alimony awarded to a nonmarried partner after the break-up of a long-term relationship
Origin of palimony
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse