Why is it attorneys general And not attorney generals? Brothers in law and not brother in laws?

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Why is it attorneys general And not attorney generals? Brothers in law and not brother in laws?

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Because we add the S to nouns and not adjectives, and in those phrases, “attorney” is the noun and “general” is the adjective, similarly “brother” is the noun and “in law” is the adjective.

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