丈じょう母ぼ

noun

wife's mother; mother-in-law

Rare term for one's wife's mother; the common word is しゅうとめ. May appear in older texts or formal contexts.

See also: 姑

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは「丈じょう母ぼ」を「じょうぼ」と読よませて妻つまの母ははを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 丈母 is read as じょうぼ and can refer to one's wife's mother.