ALIMENT

AL'IMENT, noun [Latin alimentum, from alo, to feed.]That which nourishes; food; nutriment; any thing which feeds or adds to a substance, animal or vegetable, in natural growth.

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aliment. aliment, nourishment, sustenance

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aliment. Aliment, n. food, nourishment, support

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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. 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. 2. An allowance for maintenance.