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co-brother

noun

Etymology

From co- + brother.

  1. inherited from *bʰréh₂tēr✻ — “brother”
  2. inherited from *brōþēr✻ — “brother”
  3. inherited from *brōþer✻
  4. inherited from brōþor
  5. inherited from broder
  6. prefixed as co-brother — “co + brother”

Definitions

  1. One's colleague ("brother" in the same craft, occupation, or society).

    • My co-brethren of the quill.
    • At the death of the co-sisters of the Guild, every co-brother of the Guild to be present

  2. One's wife's sister's husband.

    • If your wife doesn't have a sister, you just can't have a co-brother.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA