[Lexicog] Another lexical gap?

[David Tuggy]

It was (probably independently) coined by others: I remember using it in
the  60's and 70's. Of course, it is a somewhat jocular term, since
"outlaw" will inevitably be called to mind, with suggestions of
skeletons in closets and so forth. As you say, the meaning is general:
my out-laws are those related to me through marriage into my in-law family.

--David Tuggy

Chaz and Helga Mortensen wrote:

> David, there actually is such a word in English: 'out-law', derived
> from 'in-law', and first coined by C. Mortensen in about 1987. For
> example, my sister-in-law's husband is my out-law, if said husband does
> not happen to be my brother in the first place. Unfortunately, it is
> only a cover term for all relationships established through marriage
> that go beyond the in-law level. Suggested spelling includes the hyphen
> to avoid confusion with 'outlaw'.
>
> -Chaz
>
> On Jun 5, 2005, at 6:14 PM, David Tuggy wrote:
>
> > Spanish consuegros (cf. suegro 'father-in-law'). Similarly my wife's
> > brother-in-law, married to my sister-in-law (my wife's sister) is my
> > concuño (cf. cuñado 'brother-in-law'). Yes, these are "holes" in the
> > English lexicon. The terms should prove useful if we had them, but we
> > don't.
> >
> > --David Tuggy
>
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