The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mother-in-law \Moth"er-in-law`\, n. The mother of one's husband or wife. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mother-in-law n 1: the mother of your spouseBouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
MOTHER-IN-LAW. In Latin socrus. The mother of one's wife, or of one's husband.