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in-law

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. in-law (noun)
  2. brother-in-law (noun)
  3. cousin-in-law (noun)
  4. daughter-in-law (noun)
  5. father-in-law (noun)
  6. granddaughter-in-law (noun)
  7. grandfather-in-law (noun)
  8. grandmother-in-law (noun)
  9. grandson-in-law (noun)
  10. mother-in-law (noun)
  11. parent-in-law (noun)
  12. relative-in-law (noun)
  13. sister-in-law (noun)
  14. son-in-law (noun)
  15. uncle-in-law (noun)
  16. privies in law

in–law

noun \ˈin-ˌlȯ\

Definition of IN-LAW

: a relative by marriage
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Origin of IN-LAW

mother-in-law, etc.
First Known Use: 1894

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