brother-out-law

brother-out-law (plural brothers-out-law)

1. Brother of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
2. Boyfriend of one's sister or brother.
   • 1826, The roaring girle, or, Moll Cut-purse. The widow's tears. The white devil, or, Vittoria Corombona. The hog hath lost his pearl. The foure prentises of London, with the conquest of Jerusalem‎ (English drama), D1dXDQAAQBAJ, page 565:

     My brother out-law, and my own true brother? Charles. For ever thus let us embrace each other. Godfrey.

   • 1874, J. Pearson, The faire maid of the Exchange. A woman killed with kindnesse. The four prentises of London. The fair maid of the west‎, GSEkAAAAMAAJ, page 238:

     My brother Out-law, and my owne true brother.

   • 2006, Harlyn Aizley, Confessions of the Other Mother: Nonbiological Lesbian Moms Tell All!‎ (Social Science), →ISBN, pZgDAQAAQBAJ, page 36:

     The old Cape Cod commune-istas had caught up enough with my mother out-law and were now asking after notable events in the lives of her offspring.

   • 2013, Virendra Pandit, The Biology of History-Ascent of Women‎, →ISBN, nbaGyuIqmgcC, page 481:

     The Church, therefore, decided to declare Richard a brother-out-law and condemned him.

   • 2018, Eric Baysinger, Brother-Out-Law‎ (Fiction), →ISBN, LqlPDwAAQBAJ, page 69:

     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.

• brother-in-law

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