Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Son-in-law \Son"-in-law`\, n.; pl. Sons-in-law. The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.
To take me as for thy son in lawe.
--Chaucer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. The husband of one's daughter.
WordNet
n. the husband of your daughter
[also: sons-in-law (pl)]
Wikipedia
Son-in-Law (22 April 1911 – 15 May 1941) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire, especially for sport horses.
The National Horseracing Museum says Son-in-Law is "probably the best and most distinguished stayer this country has ever known." 1
Described as "one of the principal influences for stamina in the modern thoroughbred" in Ulbrich's Peerage of Racehorses, Son-in-Law is seen in the pedigree of many of the top 100 show jumpers, particularly those of Holstein heritage.
In 1924 and 1930, Son-in-Law was the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland. His progeny include:
- Foxlaw (1922-1935) - won 1927 Ascot Gold Cup
- Straitlace (f. 1921) - won 1924 Epsom Oaks, Coronation Stakes
- Rustom Pasha - extremely important sire in Argentina
- Suzerain (f. 1933) - third in 1937 Jockey Club Cup, Doncaster Cup
- Trimdon (f. 1926) - won 1931-32 Ascot Gold Cup
Son-in-law is a kinship relationship as a result of marriage.
Son-in-law may also refer to:
- Son in Law, a 1993 American comedy film
- Son-in-Law (1911–1941), British Thoroughbred racehorse
- "Son-in-Law" (8 Simple Rules episode), an episode from Season 1 of the American sitcom 8 Simple Rules
Usage examples of "son-in-law".
The beloved son-in-law of the minister, speaking with an open heart to his friends, who were travelling, and absent, represented the King to them as a sort of country-gentleman, given up now to the domestic and uniform life of the manor-house, more than ever devoted to his dame bourgeoise, and making love ecstatically at the feet of this young nymph of fifty seasons.
Once Rudra became his son-in-law, Daksha was compelled by deva tradition to include him in all family rituals and affairs.
It contained James and his son-in-law Dartie, a fine man, with a square chest, buttoned very tightly into a frock coat, and a sallow, fattish face adorned with dark, well-curled moustaches, and that incorrigible commencement of whisker which, eluding the strictest attempts at shaving, seems the mark of something deeply ingrained in the personality of the shaver, being especially noticeable in men who speculate.
But it was a laggard and ice-thin prosperity, and Sarah was worried about her daughter: her son-in-law was a licensed pipe fitter, laid off indefinitely by a Tampa-area natural gas distributor.
My new cousin immediately sent an express messenger to his sister, telling her that he and his wife, his future son-in-law, Madame Audibert, and a cousin she had not met before, would come and dine with her on the following day.
Henry Edward Kater, of Moss Vale, son-in-law of the late William Forster, has been appointed a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
A second prince made a similar announcement regarding his own sister, and a third spoke of his cousin, a princess in a neighboring kingdom who was stunning to behold, an excellent lutenist, a delight to converse with, and well schooled in the law, as well as having amiable and generous parents who could be counted on to treat a son-in-law with proper courtesy.
She lived in a house of her own, enjoyed the income of an estate assigned to her by the old Mohar, and left to her son-in-law the care of educating her son, a handsome and overbearing lad, with all the claims and pretensions of a youth of distinction.
From the whole, however, it appears, that the king had been far from neglecting the interests of his daughter and son-in-law, and had even gone far beyond what his narrow revenue could afford.
The charming widow introduced me to Don Francisco, her intended son-in-law, whom she represented as a great friend of literary men, and very deeply learned himself.
Diocletian, who again asserted his claim to the Western empire, conferred on his son-in-law and ally the title of Augustus.
In the room of those troops six thousand Hessians were transported from Flanders to Leith, where they arrived in the beginning of February, under the command of their prince, Frederick of Hesse, son-in-law to his Britannic majesty.
Toad, Brith embarked his wife Briatha, his two daughters, Phessar and Barran, his sons-in-law, Lampra and Pinnyish, and a select assortment of beasts hardly inferior to that collected by Noah himself.
I went along with Gran on the Monday, not only to put Henry Brooker in charge but also to introduce your new son-in-law to the shop.
He sat crumbling his bread and glancing every now and then in the direction of his wife, who was sitting between Joe Mansell and his son-in-law, Clive Pemble, on the opposite side of the table.