inlaw
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inlaw
before 1000; Middle English inlawen, Old English inlagian. See in- 1, law 1
Example Sentences
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Many a cousin, many an inlaw, would write indignantly to Owner Stephen when the Press, and later the News, failed to be brown and trim.
From Time Magazine Archive
Presently, Smith is undertaking an important assignment from his White House inlaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
From a family standpoint, Don Francisco Franco had plenty of reason to smack down his upstart inlaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Manhattan department store last week opened an exhibit of photographs by the royal family's famous inlaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
I shall have a simple Father inlaw, a brave Captain able to beat all our street: Captain Idle.
From The Puritaine Widdow by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
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