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Definition of palimony noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

palimony

noun

/ˈpælɪməni/

/ˈpælɪməni/

[uncountable] (informal, especially North American English)

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money that a court orders somebody to pay regularly to a former partner when they have lived together without being married compare alimony
Word Origin1970s: from pal + a shortened form of alimony.

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