plural sons-in-law
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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His son-in-law Jared Kushner, granddaughter Arabella, chief of staff Susie Wiles, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Cate Martel, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025 Trump posted while attending the US Open in Flushing, New York, where he was seen with his son-in-law Jared Kushner and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who have both been involved in Mideast peace talks. Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025 Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 She was accused of orchestrating an elaborate plot to hire hitmen to kill her son-in-law, Daniel Markel, in a case that became infamous in Tallahassee and beyond. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for son-in-law

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of son-in-law was in the 14th century

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son-in-law

noun
ˈsən-ən-ˌlȯ
plural sons-in-law
ˈsən-zən-
: the husband of one's daughter or son

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