Alimony
Alimony ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, from alere to nourish.]
1.
Maintenance; means of living.
2.
(Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. — Wharton. Burrill