Monday, June 13, 2011

Law

A day with good flow.
No matter how much effort,
When everything works.


Law. In-laws. A way of referring to one's relations by marriage--mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, etc. In-law is short for in Canon law, the reference being to the degrees of affinity within which marriage is allowed or prohibited. *

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 1963, p 537.

*Found looking for Lawks, which was not there, sadly.


4 comments:

gz said...

A day that flows is such a relief.


In laws....Outlaws?

What does one call them if you're not married on paper?!

Lucy said...

I often wondered why they were called that.

Phil Plasma said...

I haven't had enough good flow days lately.

Relatively Retiring said...

I have a ancient framed copy of the Canon Law of Kith and Kin hanging in my summerhouse. A man may not marry his grandmother, but the whole thing makes no mention of same-sex marriage. I have to find out what Canon Law says about it now!