Log in or Sign up
husband-in-law love

husband-in-law

Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A husband in law only, such as one who has abandoned his wife
  • noun A husband who provides legally required support, but not love or affection
  • noun colloquial Another husband of one's wife. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word husband-in-law.

Examples

  • "It would make Lord Deppingham my husband-in-law, I imagine," said

    The Man from Brodney's George Barr McCutcheon 1897

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. co-husband

same context (1)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. wife-in-law

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. in-law

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.