sister-germann.

Brit.

/ˌsɪstəˈdʒəːmən/, U.S.

/ˌsɪstərˈdʒərmən/

Forms: see sister n. and germane adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sister n., germane adj.

Etymology: < sister n. + germane adj., after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon classical Latin germāna sōror (for both, see germane adj.). Compare earlier brother-german n.

Now somewhat rare.

A sister through both parents; a full sister. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [noun] > whole sister

sister-germana1382

whole brotherc1400

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 3 Kings xi. 19 Þe sister germeyn of his wijf [L. sororem uxoris suae germanam]: taphnes þe qweene.

c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 9 The vertu of temperaunce may verili be seide sister germain and likli to prudence, for temperaunce is schewer of prudence and of prudence folowith temperaunce.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) vii. 159 I have gyven my suster germayne to Reynawde for his wyff.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xxi. 31 Isabell of Englande..was suster germayne to king Charles last deed.

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. dij ^v Picture and Sculpture, are Sisters germaine.

1644 S. Rutherford Lex, Rex xxiii. 203 Order and Light are sister Germanes to confusion and darknesse.

1687 Brief Disc. Ottoman Princes 90 His Marriage with Anne, the Sister-German of the late King.

1750 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) II. 807 Mary M'Kinlay residenter in Glasgow only sister german on life and heir apparent to the now deceased John M'Kinlay maltman in Glasgow.

1873 Fraser's Mag. July 39/1 They burnt..the convent which belonged to Madame de Valois, sister-german to the King of France.

1954 Marriage & Family Living 16 355/1 The prohibition of marriage between relatives is absolute only for ascendants and descendants in a direct line,..and brothers- and sisters-german.

1991 Crit. Inq. 17 311 Both loved their common sister-german Florentine and wanted her to become a sister-in-Christ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sister-german
释义	sister-germann. Brit. /ˌsɪstəˈdʒəːmən/, U.S. /ˌsɪstərˈdʒərmən/ Forms: see sister n. and germane adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: sister n., germane adj. Etymology: < sister n. + germane adj., after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon classical Latin germāna sōror (for both, see germane adj.). Compare earlier brother-german n. Now somewhat rare. A sister through both parents; a full sister. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > sister > [noun] > whole sister sister-germana1382 whole brotherc1400 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 3 Kings xi. 19 Þe sister germeyn of his wijf [L. sororem uxoris suae germanam]: taphnes þe qweene. c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 9 The vertu of temperaunce may verili be seide sister germain and likli to prudence, for temperaunce is schewer of prudence and of prudence folowith temperaunce. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) vii. 159 I have gyven my suster germayne to Reynawde for his wyff. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xxi. 31 Isabell of Englande..was suster germayne to king Charles last deed. 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. dij ^v Picture and Sculpture, are Sisters germaine. 1644 S. Rutherford Lex, Rex xxiii. 203 Order and Light are sister Germanes to confusion and darknesse. 1687 Brief Disc. Ottoman Princes 90 His Marriage with Anne, the Sister-German of the late King. 1750 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) II. 807 Mary M'Kinlay residenter in Glasgow only sister german on life and heir apparent to the now deceased John M'Kinlay maltman in Glasgow. 1873 Fraser's Mag. July 39/1 They burnt..the convent which belonged to Madame de Valois, sister-german to the King of France. 1954 Marriage & Family Living 16 355/1 The prohibition of marriage between relatives is absolute only for ascendants and descendants in a direct line,..and brothers- and sisters-german. 1991 Crit. Inq. 17 311 Both loved their common sister-german Florentine and wanted her to become a sister-in-Christ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382
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