English Explanatory Dictionary

brother-out-law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
  2. The boyfriend of one's sister or brother.
  3. The brother of one's ex-spouse.

Word forms

brother-out-law brothers-out-law

Etymology

From brother + -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.

Related words

daughter-out-law father-out-law mother-out-law sister-out-law son-out-law
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