palimony
noun/ˈpælɪməni/
/ˈpælɪməni/
[uncountable] (informal, especially North American English)- money that a court orders somebody to pay regularly to a former partner when they have lived together without being married compare alimonyWord Origin1970s: from pal + a shortened form of alimony.
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