brother-out-law
brother-out-law noun: the brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Noun
brother-out-law (plural brothers-out-law)
- The brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
- The boyfriend of one's sister or brother.
- Eust[ace]. My brother Out-lavv, and my ovvne true brother! / Cha[rles]. For euer thus let vs embrace each other.c. 1592 (date written), Thomas Heywood, The Foure Prentises of London, […], revised edition, London: […] Nicholas Okes, published 1632, →OCLC, signature [I4], recto
- The Church, therefore, decided to declare Richard a brother-out-law and condemned him.2013, Virendra Pandit, The Biology of History-Ascent of Women, →ISBN, page 481
- The brother of one's ex-spouse.
- Going home and hanging out with his daughter and brother-in-law, Ex-brother-in-law? Brother-out-law? seemed a whole lot better than whatever was going to happen inside that restaurant.2018, Eric Baysinger, Brother-out-Law, →ISBN, page 69
Forms of brother-out-law
| plural | brothers-out-law |
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Origin of brother-out-law
From brother + -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.
Questions about brother-out-law
- What does brother-out-law mean?
- Brother-out-law means the brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
- What part of speech is brother-out-law?
- Brother-out-law is a noun.
- What is the plural of brother-out-law?
- The plural of brother-out-law is brothers-out-law.
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