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in-law

[ in-law ]

noun

  1. a relative by marriage.


in-law

noun

  1. a relative by marriage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. postpositive; in combination related by marriage

    a father-in-law

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of in-law1

First recorded in 1890–95; back formation from mother-in-law, brother-in-law, etc.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of in-law1

C19: back formation from father-in-law, etc
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Example Sentences

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”

Just a week after her divorce, she was invited to a wedding by her sister-in-law.

In the video, Solange smacks and kicks her brother-in-law while Beyonce DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH.

Your sister-in-law is kinder and truly taken aback that you look “so healthy!”

Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.

But the novel disappeared under the clothes with amazing celerity as the voice of her sister-in-law demanded admission.

Her sister-in-law pointed out to her that old Mr. Warrender had been very attentive lately.

Well, she was in the house when my father-in-law went on the visit and the girl came away with him.

It was on the tip of the girls tongue to tell her mother of the visit of Mr. Prentices sister-in-law the evening before.

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