Aliment
Aliment ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin alimentum, from alere to nourish; akin to Gothic alan to grow, Icelandic ala to nourish: compare French aliment. See Old.]
1.
That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support.
Aliments of their sloth and weakness.
2.
An allowance for maintenance. [Scottish]
Aliment , transitive verb
1.
To nourish; to support.
2.
To provide for the maintenance of. [Scottish]