father-in-law

[ fah-th er-in-law ]

/ ˈfɑ ðər ɪnˌlɔ /

the father of one's husband or wife.

Origin of father-in-law

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at father, in, law¹

Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”

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Now, it appears, a similar Kate-inspired boost is happening to her father-in-law's business.

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He caught another break when his father-in-law was one of the Islamists rounded up and imprisoned in 2002.

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My father-in-law ended his military career post Korean war as a training officer back home in Canada.

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My father-in-law, a non-smoker, wandered away to escape the smell.

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He now went to Mass, and was furious with his father-in-law, who was ruining the family on account of Nana.

A Zola Dictionary |J. G. Patterson
Were he once the father-in-law of the eldest son of a marquis, he thought he might almost be safe.

The Way We Live Now |Anthony Trollope
Fyne was not very communicative in general, but he was proud of his father-in-law.

Chance |Joseph Conrad
Why, there was a man out there who killed his father-in-law—actually killed him—and they didn't do anything to him at all.

The Wild Olive |Basil King
It was reported that Schuyler, Hamilton's father-in-law, was to head the board of directors.

Union and Democracy |Allen Johnson

father-in-law

the father of one's wife or husband