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brethren-in-law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
brethren-in-law
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of brother-in-law

Archaic

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Etymology

From Middle English breþeren in lawe, equivalent to brethren + in + law.

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Inflected Forms

brethren in law (alternative)

Questions

What does brethren-in-law mean?
plural of brother-in-law
Where does brethren-in-law come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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