|
|
Definition of Mother-in-law
1. Noun. The mother of your spouse.
Definition of Mother-in-law
1. Noun. One’s spouse’s mother. ¹
2. Noun. A mother-in-law apartment. ¹
3. Noun. (dated) A stepmother. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mother-in-law
Literary usage of Mother-in-law
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1847)
"Step-father-in-law and Step-mother-in-law. A man, whose step6. Natural father
and Natural mother. The father and mother of a child marries, ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Mrs. Weekley, the mother-in-law of defendant, testified that Hertzog had the gun
at her house; that he, on the Sunday referred to, came there; was drinking ..."
3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"mother-in-law. The mother of one's wife or of one's husband. MOTION. In Practice.
An application to a court by one of the parties In a cause, or his counsel ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1847)
"Step-father-in-law and Step-mother-in-law. A man, whose step6. Natural father
and Natural mother. The father and mother of a child marries, ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Mrs. Weekley, the mother-in-law of defendant, testified that Hertzog had the gun
at her house; that he, on the Sunday referred to, came there; was drinking ..."
6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"mother-in-law. The mother of one's wife or of one's husband. MOTION. In Practice.
An application to a court by one of the parties In a cause, or his counsel ..."
Other Resources:
