Meanings
suffix
- Related through a nonmarital romantic relationship, through a platonic relationship or friendship or through a marriage that ended in divorce.
Origin
By analogy to -in-law.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
-out-law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-out-law
MLA
“-out-law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-out-law. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-out-law,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-out-law.
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