Legal Definitions - privignus

Privignus

A privignus is a stepson, which means a son of one's husband or wife from a previous marriage.

• John's wife had a son from her previous marriage. He is John's privignus.
• When Mary married Tom, she became a stepmother to his two children. Mary's relationship with Tom's children is that of a privignus.

The examples show that a privignus is a stepson, which means a son of one's husband or wife from a previous marriage. In the first example, John's wife had a son from her previous marriage, and that son is John's privignus. In the second example, Mary became a stepmother to Tom's children when they got married, and her relationship with them is that of a privignus.