Al"i*ment , v. t. 1. To
nourish; to support.
2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]
Al"i*ment (&?;), n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth.
alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.]
1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance;
means of support.
Aliments of their sloth and weakness.
Bacon.
2.
An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.]
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