First Known Use: 1979
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palimony
noun pal·i·mo·ny \ˈpa-lə-ˌmō-nē\
: money that a court orders one person to pay to his or her former partner after they have stopped living together
Full Definition of PALIMONY
: a court-ordered allowance paid by one member of a couple formerly living together out of wedlock to the other
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Origin of PALIMONY
blend of pal and alimony
Rhymes with PALIMONY
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