"son-out-law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sons-out-law [plural]
Etymology: From son + -out-law, by analogy to son-in-law. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|son|out-law}} son + -out-law Head templates: {{en-noun|sons-out-law}} son-out-law (plural sons-out-law)
  1. A live-in boyfriend of one's child. Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-son-out-law-en-noun-sxmnkb6L Disambiguation of Male family members: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -out-law, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -out-law: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. The ex-husband of one's child.
    Sense id: en-son-out-law-en-noun-WC-7kj~f

Inflected forms

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