inlaw

inlaw · verb¹

1. Old English · inherited frominlagian
2. Middle English · inherited frominlawen
3. English todayinlaw

From Middle English inlawen, inlaghen, from Old English inlagian, ġeinlagian (“to restore to the protection of the law, inlaw”), equivalent to in- + law.

inlaw · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited frominlaghe
2. English todayinlaw

From Middle English inlaghe, inlage, from the verb (see above).

inlaw · noun³

See in-law.