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单词 palimony
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palimonyn.

Brit. /ˈpalᵻməni/, U.S. /ˈpæləˌmoʊni/
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: pal n.3, alimony n.
Etymology: Blend of pal n.3 + alimony n.
colloquial (chiefly North American).
1. U.S. humorous. Alimony paid to a former spouse with whom one remains on friendly terms. rare.
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1927 Ogden (Utah) Standard Examiner 1 May (Sunday Feature section) Some of the handsomest and sportiest young women in the capital belong to that ‘Palimony Club’ and joke about the ex-husbands they have working for them.
1961 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 7 Aug. 8/5 Divorces are getting so friendly..that alimony should be called ‘palimony’.
2. In the United States and Canada: financial support and financial or other compensation for services, money, and goods contributed during a long-term personal relationship regarded as comparable to marriage, paid as a result of a successful claim by either party after separation. Also in extended use in North America and elsewhere.Palimony is typically awarded where common-law marriages are not recognized or when an essential element for a common-law marriage cannot be proved.
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood
substancec1384
maintenance1389
sustenance1389
sustentation1389
sustaining1395
findingc1400
uphold1439
retainment1449
exhibition?a1475
entertainment?c1475
upholdingc1480
entertaininga1492
sustenation1496
support1561
alimentation1590
alimony1622
enablement1626
subsisting1698
keep1801
life support1852
palimony1977
1977 Los Angeles Mag. Oct. 140 (heading) Pal-imony: a brand new nightmare for L.A.'s swingers.
1979 Telegraph (Brisbane) 10 Jan. 16/2 If..Michelle Triola Marvin..wins her claims for what Americans call ‘palimony’, the outcome could set off a wave of similar claims across the United States by women whose live-in boyfriends walked out on them.
1981 Times 11 Dec. 9/5 Miss Barnett..has alleged in a separate civil action seeking ‘palimony’ (financial support) that [they]..became lesbian lovers in 1972.
1984 M. Amis Money 154 Palimony sounds like bad news for the boys.
1992 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 10 July 5/3 Martina Navratilova's long-time live-in lesbian lover, who is suing for palimony.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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