palimony
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of pal (“close friend”) + alimony (“maintenance”). Coined by celebrity divorce lawyer Marvin Mitchelson in 1977 in suit of his client Michelle Triola Marvin against the actor Lee Marvin.[1]
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Noun edit
palimony (uncountable)
- (law) A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
- 1985, Joel Schumacher, Carl Kurlander, St. Elmo's Fire (motion picture), spoken by Kevin Dolenz (Andrew McCarthy):
- Who won, huh? Nobody. Used to be sex was the only free thing, No longer. Alimony… palimony… it's all financial. Love is an illusion.
- 2002, James A. Abrahamson, Confessions of a Diplomatic Pouch Clerk, page 192:
- Audball's latest pickup didn't seem to care where they were, or anything at all about alimony, palimony, or child support […]
References edit
- ^ Marvin v. Marvin (1976) 18 C3d 660. Retrieved on 2008-03-01
