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noun
a relative by marriage.
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In-law
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World English Dictionary
| in-law | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a relative by marriage |
| —adj | |
| 2. | (postpositive; in combination) related by marriage: a father-in-law |
| [C19: back formation from father-in-law, etc] | |
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Word Origin & History
in-law
1894, "anyone of a relationship not natural," abstracted from father-in-law, etc.
EXPAND"The position of the 'in-laws' (a happy phrase which is attributed ... to her Majesty, than whom no one can be better acquainted with the article) is often not very apt to promote happiness." ["Blackwood's Magazine," 1894]The earliest recorded use of the phrase is in brother-in-law (13c.); the law is Canon Law, which defines degrees of relationship within which marriage is prohibited.
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