Father-in-law

Father-in-law
Father-in-law Fa"ther-in-law`, n.; pl. {Fathers-in-law}. The father of one's husband or wife; -- correlative to son-in-law and daughter-in-law. [1913 Webster]

Note: A man who marries a woman having children already, is sometimes, though erroneously, called their father-in-law. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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