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[ bruhth -er-in-law ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbrʌð ər ɪnˌlɔ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural broth·ers-in-law. the brother of one's spouse.
the husband of one's sister or brother.
the husband of one's spouse's sister or brother.
Origin of brother-in-law First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English brother in law(e); see origin at brother, in, law1 ; from Middle English in-lawe “in law,” i.e., “a person within the regulation and protection of the law,” based on the prohibition by Roman civil law and, later, Christian canon law, of marriages within four degrees of consanguinity, i.e., up to and including first cousins
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British Dictionary definitions for brother-in-law noun plural brothers-in-law the brother of one's wife or husband
the husband of one's sister
the husband of the sister of one's husband or wife
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