where did the word in-law come from and meaning?

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where did the word in-law come from and meaning?

2006-12-08 17:14:29 · 2 answers · asked by les ss 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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It came about because when you get married you extend your family but they are only your family by law not by blood.

2006-12-08 17:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by freakyallweeky 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋

It refers to a legal wedding, which unites not only 2 persons,
but 2 families. So you have a physical brother, and also a
brother by law, through the marriage to his sister.

2006-12-13 00:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋