: a relative by marriage

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Two years after her death, her son King Charles and her granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton announced their cancer diagnoses. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025 Customize it to your liking and transform it into your next office space, guest house, or in-law suite. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025 Reddit commenters weighed in, with one suggesting the poster give his in-laws a taste of their own medicine. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025 Is there tension in the in-law political leanings? Belinda Luscombe, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-law

Word History

Etymology

mother-in-law, etc.

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-law was in 1894

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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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in-law

noun
ˈin-ˌlȯ
: a relative by marriage

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