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Sumtuary laws also governed clothing and household goods.

A son in law who decides to stay with the wife's immediate family and is known as Household son in law.

In the Western World there is no such "legal" status based on gender.

The roles of each (adult) person in a common law household are the same as any couple or family, a partnership in the relationship and in regard to any children. Each takes responsibility for what works the best for them, and the family as a unit.