The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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