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father-in-law

[fah-ther-in-law]

noun

plural

fathers-in-law 
  1. the father of one's spouse.



father-in-law

noun

  1. the father of one's wife or husband

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of father-in-law1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fader in lawe; father, 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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Mr Andersen said his father-in-law, who was carrying a spare key at the time, had unexpected extra mileage on the clock, his dash cam had been wiped and cables disconnected.

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That's why I think she could learn a thing or two from her father-in-law.

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Mr Suri's lawyers say he has only met his father-in-law a handful of times and is being targeted due to his wife's identity.

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Boulos, father-in-law to President Donald Trump's daughter, Tiffany, is expected to arrive in Kinshasa on Thursday on a trip that will also take him to Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda.

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“My children, their grandchildren, lost their grandparents. They were very loving people. My father-in-law would have given you the shirt off his back, and so would have Madalynne.”

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