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See also:ALIMENT (from See also:Lat. aliment-um, from alere to nourish) , a synonym for " See also:food," literally or metaphorically . The word has also been used in the same legal sense as See also:ALIMONY (q.v.) . See also:Aliment, in Scots See also:law, is the sum paid or See also:allowance given in respect of the reciprocal See also:obligation of parents and See also:children, See also:husband and wife, grandparents and grandchildren, to contribute to each other's See also:maintenance . The See also:term is also used in regard to a similar obligation of other parties, as of creditors to imprisoned debtors, the payments by parishes to paupers, &c . Alimentary funds, whether of the See also:kind above mentioned, or set apart as such by the See also:deed of a testator, are intended for the See also:mere support of the recipient, and are not attachable by creditors . |
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