relative by marriage
1relative-in-law — noun a relative by marriage • Syn: ↑in law • Hypernyms: ↑relative, ↑relation • Hyponyms: ↑brother in law, ↑daughter in law, ↑father in law, ↑ …
2relative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, near ▪ The succession passed to the nearest surviving relative. ▪ distant ▪ blood, family …
3relative — rel·a·tive adj 1: not absolute 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: having or allowing some legal effect a relative impediment a relative simulation see also relative nullity at nullity …
4relative — [rel′ə tiv] adj. [< MFr or L: MFr relatif < L relativus < L relatus: see RELATE] 1. related each to the other; dependent upon or referring to each other [to stay in the same relative positions] 2. having to do with; pertinent; relevant… …
5relative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) considered in relation or in proportion to something else. 2) existing or possessing a characteristic only in comparison to something else: months of relative calm ended in April. 3) Grammar (of a pronoun, determiner, or adverb)… …
6Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …
7Marriage in the United States — Chart illustrating marital status in the United States Marriage is the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. [1] However, marriage can also be the… …
8MARRIAGE — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the concept in the bible in sectarian teaching in rabbinic literature in medieval and modern times marriage ceremony in the bible in the talmud post talmudic period the marriage… …
9Marriage in ancient Rome — Roman couple joining hands; the bride s belt may show the knot symbolizing that the husband was belted and bound to her, which he was to untie in their bed (4th century sarcophagus)[1] Marriage in ancient Rome had mythical precedents, starting… …
10Marriage in Islam — Part of a series on Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) …
