Palimony

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  palimony \pal"i*mo`ny\ (p[a^]l"[i^]*m[=o]`n[y^]), n. [pal +
     alimony. (ca. 1975)]
     a form of alimony paid to a former partner in a romantic
     relationship after a period of living together, even though
     the two persons involved were not married to each other. The
     absence of a formal marriage distinguishes it from {alimony}.


     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palimony
       n : support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after
           the relationship ends