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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aliment \Al"i*ment\, noun [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.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aliment \Al"i*ment\, verb (used with an object)
1. To nourish; to support.
2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aliment
noun: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
verb: give nourishment to [syn: {nutrify}, {nourish}]
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