Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brother-out-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: broth-er-out-law
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.

noun

The boyfriend of one's sister or brother.

noun

The brother of one's ex-spouse.

Example Sentences

"Eust[ace]. My brother Out-lavv, and my ovvne true brother! / Cha[rles]. For euer thus let vs embrace each other."
"The Church, therefore, decided to declare Richard a brother-out-law and condemned him."
"Going home and hanging out with his daughter and brother-in-law, Ex-brother-in-law? Brother-out-law? seemed a whole lot better than whatever was going to happen inside that restaurant."

Etymology

From brother + -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brother

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

brothers-out-law (plural)

Phrases

daughter-out-law father-out-law mother-out-law sister-out-law son-out-law

Frequently Paired Words

daughter-out-law father-out-law mother-out-law sister-out-law son-out-law brother-in-law

Questions

What does brother-out-law mean?: The brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
Where does brother-out-law come from?: From brother + -out-law, by analogy to brother-in-law.

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