co-sister-in-law
English
noun
Definitions
- One's husband's brother's wife; or more generally one's spouse's sister-in-law, the wife of a brother in relation to the spouses of his siblings.
- One's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's sister; that is, one's sibling's spouse's sister (one's sister's husband's sister or one's brother's wife's sister).
Etymology
Prefix from English sister-in-law, co-sister.
Origin
English
co-sister
Gloss
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Cognates and derived terms
- co-sister English
- sister English
- sister-in-law English
- suster-in-lawe Middle English