Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL'I-MO-NY
AL'I-MO-NY, n. [L. alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment.]
An allowance made for the support of a woman, legally separated from her husband. The sum is fixed by the proper judge, and granted out of the husband's estate. – Blackstone.
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