son-in-law

[ suhn-in-law ]

/ ˈsʌn ɪnˌlɔ /

the husband of one's daughter.

Origin of son-in-law

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug? |Matt Lewis |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.

Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’ |Jennie Yabroff |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Facing imminent execution, Dmitriev reveals this secret to his son-in-law.

Fake Snowden Is Russia’s Newest TV Star |Cathy Young |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He just might (I know, parents are supposed to stay out of these things) become my son-in-law one day.

When Police Violence Gets Personal |Gene Robinson |October 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The day before his wedding, King George VI titled his future son-in-law Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

Queen and Prince Philip Celebrate 66th Wedding Anniversary |Tom Sykes |November 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
At his death, his son-in-law, Hasdrubal, continued his work.

History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD |Robert F. Pennell
Why should he feel so certain that the accident in question referred to his son-in-law?

A Life For a Love |L. T. Meade
These letters had been given to Mrs. Whiteway in 1788, and by her to her son-in-law, Deane Swift.

The Journal to Stella |Jonathan Swift
Of course in such a family a son-in-law elect is more thought of than a useless married man.'

John Caldigate |Anthony Trollope
He was nephew and son-in-law to his predecessor on the throne, Antoninus Pius.

The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature |Various

son-in-law

the husband of one's daughter