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co-brothers-in-law

co-brothers-in-law is the plural of co-brother-in-law.

Meaning of co-brother-in-law

Noun

co-brother-in-law (plural co-brothers-in-law)

  1. (uncommon) One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.
    • Knowing that he would be susceptible to the arguments of his persuasive co-brother-in-law Antonio de' Medici, Saminiato tried to avoid his company.2008, Daniel Bornstein, David Peterson, editors, Florence and Beyond: Culture, Society and Politics in Renaissance Italy, page 350
  2. (uncommon) One's brother-in-law's or sister-in-law's brother; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother; either of two (or more) men whose siblings are married to each other.

Questions about co-brothers-in-law

What is co-brothers-in-law the plural of?
Co-brothers-in-law is the plural of co-brother-in-law.

Words near co-brothers-in-law in the dictionary

  1. co-brands
  2. co-brethren
  3. co-brother
  4. co-brother-in-law
  5. co-brothers
  6. co-brothers-in-law
  7. co-cathedral
  8. co-cathedrals
  9. co-CEO
  10. co-CEOs
  11. co-chair

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