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son-in-law
[ suhn-in-law ]
noun
- the husband of one's child.
son-in-law
noun
- the husband of one's daughter
Word History and Origins
Origin of son-in-law1
Example Sentences
This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
Facing imminent execution, Dmitriev reveals this secret to his son-in-law.
He just might (I know, parents are supposed to stay out of these things) become my son-in-law one day.
The day before his wedding, King George VI titled his future son-in-law Philip Duke of Edinburgh.
She then went to live with her son-in-law in a magnificent mansion overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides.
The squire's son-in-law was quite aware that the wealthy Mr. Sleek was a parvenu.
Son-in-law and successor of Cardot, whose eldest daughter he had married.
Cesar Birotteau thought for a time of making him his son-in-law.
Adrastus, king of Argos, who assisted his son-in-law Polynices, and survived the war; Theb.
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