palimony

English

Etymology

Blend of pal (“a close friend”) +‎ alimony (“support payment from one former spouse to another after a divorce”).

Coined 1977 by celebrity divorce lawyer Marvin Mitchelson in suit of his client Michelle Triola Marvin against the actor Lee Marvin.[1]

Noun

palimony (uncountable)

  1. (law) A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.

References
  1. Marvin v. Marvin (1976) 18 C3d 660. Retrieved on 2008-03-01

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