father-in-law
the father of one's spouse.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain | Tim Teeman | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, it appears, a similar Kate-inspired boost is happening to her father-in-law's business.
He caught another break when his father-in-law was one of the Islamists rounded up and imprisoned in 2002.
Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala | Michael Daly | November 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST(5) The Best Friend: According to her daughter Amber, "Mom's best friend is Patti Kraft, whose father-in-law owns the Patriots."
I've had a somewhat different experience these past days driving the car of my late father-in-law, Peter Worthington.
Well, she was in the house when my father-in-law went on the visit and the girl came away with him.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxAs the representative of his father-in-law, Haggard asked his lordship with punctilious hospitality if he would take another peg.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsIt was the rough account of his investments and profits he remembered making for his father-in-law.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queuxfather-in-law would holler if he heard the car, but Bud did not intend that father-in-law should hear it.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerCatherine redoubled in care and cajolery of her father-in-law, being well aware that her sole support was in him.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for father-in-law
the father of one's wife or husband
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