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son-in-lawˈson-in-ˌlaw ●●○ noun (plural sons-in-law) [countable]   - In the body of the adjoining church you will find the impressive tomb of Martim Mendes Vasconselos, son-in-law of Zarco.
- It was the nearest he had ever got to saying something to his son-in-law that was neither untrue nor offensive.
- Louis's son-in-law Bego became count of Paris and his foster-brother Ebbo became archbishop of Rheims.
- Steve, you know, Mrs Files's son-in-law, who works there, he told me.
- The next move in social care planning was to advise the daughter and son-in-law to leave, applying to be rehoused.
- There would be literally no relationship between a man and his son-in-law were it not for his daughter, and so on.
people who are related to you because of marriage► mother-in-law/son-in-law etc someone who is related to you because of a marriage, for example, your mother-in-law is the mother of your wife or husband, and your sister-in-law is the sister of your wife or husband, or the wife of your brother: · Surprisingly, my mother-in-law and I get along very well.· My sister and brother-in-law are coming to visit next week. ► stepmother/stepson/stepsister etc someone who becomes your mother, sister, son etc when you or a person you are related to marries for a second time: · After my mother got remarried, it took a while to get used to having a stepfather.· She has two sisters and a stepbrother. ► half-brother/half-sister someone who is the child of one of your parents but not both of them: · Alyssa has a half-brother she's never met because her parents don't speak to each other any more. ► by marriage if you are related to someone by marriage , they are married to someone in your family or you are married to someone in their family: · John's my cousin by marriage. ► in-laws informal the parents of your husband or wife: · We lived with my in-laws until we had enough money to buy a house of our own. the husband of your daughter → daughter-in-law |