brother-in-law

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈbrʌð.ɚ.ɪnˌlɔː/, SAMPA: /"brVD.@.In.lO:/
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈbrʌðɜɹɪnˌlɑː/
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[edit] Noun

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

  1. A male relative of one's generation, separated by one degree of marriage:
  2. (rare) Co-brother-in-law: A male relative of one's generation, separated by two degrees of marriage:

[edit] Quotations

  • 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I, act 1, sc. 3,
    We at our own charge shall ransom straight
    His brother-in-law, the foolish Mortimer;

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