plural sons-in-law
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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Prosecutors said Ebert and the elder Yates exchanged words after the suspect blew his horn and shouted obscenities at the septuagenarian victim’s daughter and son-in-law while in the driveway of a residential property. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026 Diplomacy has been handed over to the president’s real-estate friend Steven Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, neither of whom know the first thing about war. Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026 It’s been over two years since Mark Cuban sold his majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law, Patrick Dumont. Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026 Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali. Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for son-in-law

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of son-in-law was in the 14th century

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son-in-law

noun
ˈsən-ən-ˌlȯ
plural sons-in-law
ˈsən-zən-
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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