English Dictionary

co-in-law

IPA（発音記号）

/koʊˈɪnlɔː/

名詞

稀用

(rare) A distant in-law: A relationship by marriage with a separation by three degrees (two people), compared to prototypical in-laws, where the separation is two/one. The separation may be two degrees of blood kin and one of marriage (addressing the mother of the husband of one's daughter), or one degree blood and two of marriage (addressing the brother-in-law of one's brother, or, similarly, addressing the wife of the brother of one's husband).

日本語の意味

遠縁の義理親族。通常の義理親族（配偶者の近親者）よりも、婚姻や血縁による関係の隔たりが大きい、たとえば結婚関係で三親等程度離れた親族を指す。

At the family reunion, Maria finally figured out how to politely greet her co-in-law, who was related to her by marriage three degrees removed.

家族の再会で、マリアはようやく三親等離れた義理の親族にどう礼儀正しく挨拶すべきかを理解した。

意味（1）

(rare) A distant in-law: A relationship by marriage with a separation by three degrees (two people), compared to prototypical in-laws, where the separation is two/one. The separation may be two degrees of blood kin and one of marriage (addressing the mother of the husband of one's daughter), or one degree blood and two of marriage (addressing the brother-in-law of one's brother, or, similarly, addressing the wife of the brother of one's husband).

My co-in-law and I took our granddaughter to the zoo. [= co-parent-in-law]

co-in-laws （ plural ）