son-in-law

[ suhn-in-law ]

/ ˈsʌn ɪnˌlɔ /

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noun, plural sons-in-law.

the husband of one's child.

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Origin of son-in-law

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sone in lawe; see origin at son, in, law¹; from Middle English in-lawe “in law,” i.e., “a person within the regulation and protection of the law,” based on the prohibition by Roman civil law and, later, Christian canon law, of marriages within four degrees of consanguinity, i.e., up to and including first cousins

Words nearby son-in-law

sonic barrier, sonic boom, sonic depth finder, sonics, soniferous, son-in-law, sonnet, sonneteer, sonnetize, sonnet sequence, Sonnets from the Portuguese

How to use son-in-law in a sentence

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
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Facing imminent execution, Dmitriev reveals this secret to his son-in-law.
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He just might (I know, parents are supposed to stay out of these things) become my son-in-law one day.
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The day before his wedding, King George VI titled his future son-in-law Philip Duke of Edinburgh.
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She then went to live with her son-in-law in a magnificent mansion overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides.
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The squire's son-in-law was quite aware that the wealthy Mr. Sleek was a parvenu.
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Son-in-law and successor of Cardot, whose eldest daughter he had married.
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Cesar Birotteau thought for a time of making him his son-in-law.
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Adrastus, king of Argos, who assisted his son-in-law Polynices, and survived the war; Theb.
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British Dictionary definitions for son-in-law

son-in-law

noun plural sons-in-law

the husband of one's daughter

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