Talk:alimony

alimony
Second sense. --Connel MacKenzie 23:03, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


 * In Black's as specific to English law; no luck finding clear citations, though. -- Visviva 07:22, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

RFV discussion: May–June 2023
Rfv-sense "The means to support life." Currently 0 cites on-entry. I have never seen this usage, nor do I know what to look for in a cite. Could be obsolete?? --Geographyinitiative (talk) 18:13, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Probably just a confused regurgitation of sense 1, since alimony paid to a spouse is intended for their maintenance. Equinox ◑ 00:01, 15 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Or the obsolete original meaning (see the etymology) was preserved only as fossilized in a specialized sense into a legal term. Chuck Entz (talk) 00:15, 15 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Neato, check out this -- also check these saying it's obsolete --Geographyinitiative (talk) 00:20, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Cited with a revised definition. OED glosses this sense as "Spiritual or emotional sustenance", which seems to miss that it occasionally does refer to literal food, if I am not mistaken. This, that and the other (talk) 03:35, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

RFV-passed This, that and the other (talk) 06:29, 29 June 2023 (UTC)