Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A relative by marriage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person who is related by marriage, as distinguished from a
blood relative ; esp. mother-in-law (the mother of one's spouse), father-in-law (the father of one's spouse), brother-in-law (the brother of one's spouse, or husband of one's spouse's sister), sister-in-law (the sister of one's spouse, or wife of one's spouse's brother).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
relative bymarriage (or throughaffinity ).Affinal relative;affine . - noun Sometimes specifically a parent-in-law of one's child, for which the dedicated terms
co-mother-in-law ,co-father-in-law are rare
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a relative by marriage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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These reigns marked the beginning of in-law government, a period in which control over the throne passed between certain in-law factions.
2. Korea, 1800-1910 2001
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Still, to cart a case of boxed milk or a 100lb bag of hog feed is a bit much to ask of an 80 something year old in-law though that is EXACTLY what my father-in-law does if we aren't there to help.
Page 3 2009
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Chris Matthews' in-law has been arrested in connection with an $8.1 million pot bust, the Cape Cod Times reports.
Chris Matthews' In-Law Arrested In Huge Pot Bust Jack Mirkinson 2011
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Chris Matthews' in-law has been arrested in connection with an $8.1 million pot bust, the Cape Cod Times reports.
Chris Matthews' In-Law Arrested In Huge Pot Bust Jack Mirkinson 2011
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Chris Matthews' in-law has been arrested in connection with an $8.1 million pot bust, the Cape Cod Times reports.
Chris Matthews' In-Law Arrested In Huge Pot Bust Jack Mirkinson 2011
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He was kind enough (while still living Lakeside) to help us with how to deal with the VA on behalf of an in-law who had cancer and was having VA administrative problems.
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I wouldn't hesitate to use them in speaking to my maiden aunt (- in-law).
Ensename, por favor! 2009
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A distant in-law of Chris and Kathleen Matthews has been charged in connection with a major marijuana bust off the coast of Mississippi.
This just in...: Gucci Mane; Chris Matthews's in-laws The Reliable Source 2011
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They both inspired me to try to be the best in-law I can be, in their honor.
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Chris Matthews in-law has been arrested in connection with an $8.1 million pot bust, the Cape Cod Times reports.
Chris Matthews' In-Law Arrested In Huge Pot Bust Jack Mirkinson 2011
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