palimony
pali·mony f45 BrE [ˈpælɪməni] NAmE [ˈpælɪməni] noun uncountable (informal, especially NAmE)
money that a court orders sb to pay regularly to a former partner when they have lived together without being married
compare ↑alimony
Word Origin:
[palimony] 1970s: from ↑pal + a shortened form of ↑alimony.
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