Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

co-brother-in-law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: co-broth-er-in-law
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.

noun

One's brother-in-law's or sister-in-law's brother; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother; either of two (or more) men whose siblings are married to each other.

Example Sentences

"Knowing that he would be susceptible to the arguments of his persuasive co-brother-in-law Antonio de' Medici, Saminiato tried to avoid his company."

Etymology

From co- + brother-in-law or co-brother + -in-law.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co
Suffix: co-brother

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

co-brothers-in-law (plural)

Phrases

co-in-law co-father-in-law co-husband

Frequently Paired Words

co-in-law co-father-in-law co-husband co-sibling-in-law co-sister-in-law

Synonyms

co-brother co-uncle

Questions

What does co-brother-in-law mean?: One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.
Where does co-brother-in-law come from?: From co- + brother-in-law or co-brother + -in-law.

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