co-brother
English
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editco-brother (plural co-brothers or co-brethren)
- One's colleague ("brother" in the same craft, occupation, or society).
- My co-brethren of the quill.
- 1900, Arthur Francis Leach, Report on the manuscripts of the corporation of Beverley, page 91:
- At the death of the co-sisters of the Guild, every co-brother of the Guild to be present
- (India) One's wife's sister's husband.
- 2007, Sethi, A Handbook Of Standard English And Indian Usage: Vocabulary And Grammar, page 55:
- If your wife doesn't have a sister, you just can't have a co-brother.
Synonyms
edit- confrère
- co-brother-in-law (in the more common sense only)