son-in-law
Americannoun
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sons-in-law
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of son-in-law
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sone in lawe; see origin at son, in, law 1; 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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In the spring, Huang’s son-in-law Caprez and another vice president Raj Mirpuri told prospective business partners that Nvidia could arrange credit-support deals within a couple of weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Huang and his wife had two children, who now work at Nvidia, as does their son-in-law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff will gather the enemy sides in Abu Dhabi for the first time since February, when negotiations took place in Geneva.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Jared Kushner - Donald Trump's son-in-law and part of the US delegation alongside peace envoy Steve Witkoff - said the talks would be focused on addressing the "postwar security concerns" of both Russia and Ukraine.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Mrs. Parker is here too, with her daughter and son-in-law.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
The brother of Jared Kushner, one of President Trump’s sons-in-law, Kushner founded Thrive Capital in 2009, and it raised its tenth fund, worth $10 billion, earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Every year, we give each of our daughters and sons-in-law $100 for their birthdays.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The couple are survived by their daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren, the trust said.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
The same masters, however, often changed the rules of their guild so that only the sons and sons-in-law of current masters could become masters themselves.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Then there were the men gifts—belts and credit card wallets from the sons-in-law.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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