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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
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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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