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brother-husband

brother-husband noun: a man who is simultaneously brother and husband to his spouse.

Noun

brother-husband (plural brother-husbands)

  1. A man who is simultaneously brother and husband to his spouse.
    • Dala Kumara was seized by a deep passion; he carried his sister away to the forest and lived with her there, subsisting on wild foods. One day, when her brother-husband was away, Giri Devi ran away and hanged herself from some forest vines.1996, Allen W. Johnson, Douglass Richard Price-Williams, Oedipus Ubiquitous: The Family Complex in World Folk Literature, →ISBN, page 188
    • According to the Pyramid Texts — a collection of prayers, hymns, and spells for the dead — Isis foresaw the murder of her brother-husband and mourned for him before the event.2005, Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology - Volume 6, →ISBN, page 764

Forms of brother-husband

pluralbrother-husbands

Origin of brother-husband

Compound of brother + husband.

Questions about brother-husband

What does brother-husband mean?
Brother-husband means a man who is simultaneously brother and husband to his spouse.
What part of speech is brother-husband?
Brother-husband is a noun.
What is the plural of brother-husband?
The plural of brother-husband is brother-husbands.

Words near brother-husband in the dictionary

  1. brother in law
  2. Brother Jonathan
  3. brother's wife
  4. brother's wives
  5. brother-german
  6. brother-husband
  7. brother-husbands
  8. brother-in-arms
  9. brother-in-law
  10. brother-in-laws
  11. brother-officer

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