brother-in-lawn.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌð(ə)rɪnlɔː/, U.S.

/ˈbrəðərᵻnˌlɔ/,

/ˈbrəðərᵻnˌlɑ/

Inflections: Plural brothers-in-law, (rare) brother-in-laws.

Forms: see brother n. and int. and -in-law comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: brother n., -in-law comb. form.

Etymology: < brother n. + -in-law comb. form, perhaps after Anglo-Norman frere en lei (first half of the 12th century).Compare post-classical Latin frater in lege (15th century in British sources).

1. The brother of one's husband or wife, or the husband of one's sibling. Also occasionally: the husband of one's sister-in-law.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > brother-in-law

odamOE

brothera1375

brother-in-lawa1375

good-brother1487

brother-law?1583

levir1865

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4757 (MED) [We] schul be samen hole frendes, lelli breþeren in lawe.

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 4392 He was Darries broþer-in-lawe.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 19 A Broder elawe [1483 BL Add. 89074 Broder in law], leuer.

1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 117 I bequethe to John Bullok, my brother in law, a fetherbed.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Brotherne by mariynge the doughters of one man, called brothern in lawe.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. iii. 79 That we at our owne charge shall ransome straight His brother in law .

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 312 I fell into lamentations, till my Brother-in-law over-heard me.

1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 901 The King likewise sent a Letter to the Pope on his Brother-in-Law's behalf.

1779 H. Arnot Hist. Edinb. i. ii. 72 James IV. professed himself the knight of Queen Ann of France. Urged by her, he fitted out large ships and sent them against his brother-in-law Henry VIII.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 272 Oakhampstead Park, the pleasant demesne of her brother-in-law, Sir Arthur Villars.

1890 Times 6 Feb. 5/1 He is Stambouloff's brother-in-law, and consequently unshakeable in his post.

1912 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 42 189 If the widow has no grown-up family, nor step-family, nor brothers-in-law, she can marry and bring her husband to the house.

1954 W. K. Hancock Country & Calling ii. 66 My room-mate, Percy Dicker, is now my brother-in-law and a man of renown in the Wangaratta district of Victoria.

2011 A. von Tunzelmann Red Heat vii. 125 Someone also burned down the house of Fidel's former brother-in-law, Rafael Diaz Balart.

†2. The father of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law. Obsolete. rare.In quot. a1616 used in a humorous context.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > father of son- or daughter-in-law

brother-in-lawa1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 702 Who..is no honest man..to goe about to make me the Kings Brother in Law .

Derivatives

ˈbrother-in-ˌlawship n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > relationship of brothers > [noun] > condition of brother-in-law

brother-in-lawship1839

1839 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. Oct. 450/1 The bridegroom..was in the act of making him a pretty speech..on the pleasures of brother-in-lawship in general.

1882 G. L. M. Strauss Reminisc. Old Bohemian (1883) 41 Karl..pledged his solemn word to me that no one but myself should ever dare to aspire to brother-in-lawship to him.

1933 F. Hurst Imitation of Life xxiv. 157 Fields, whose high-power sense of salesman technique obliterated his sense of brother-in-law-ship to Prynne of Brattleboro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	brother-in-law
释义	brother-in-lawn. Brit. /ˈbrʌð(ə)rɪnlɔː/, U.S. /ˈbrəðərᵻnˌlɔ/, /ˈbrəðərᵻnˌlɑ/ Inflections: Plural brothers-in-law, (rare) brother-in-laws. Forms: see brother n. and int. and -in-law comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: brother n., -in-law comb. form. Etymology: < brother n. + -in-law comb. form, perhaps after Anglo-Norman frere en lei (first half of the 12th century).Compare post-classical Latin frater in lege (15th century in British sources). 1. The brother of one's husband or wife, or the husband of one's sibling. Also occasionally: the husband of one's sister-in-law. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > brother-in-law odamOE brothera1375 brother-in-lawa1375 good-brother1487 brother-law?1583 levir1865 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 4757 (MED) [We] schul be samen hole frendes, lelli breþeren in lawe. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 4392 He was Darries broþer-in-lawe. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 19 A Broder elawe [1483 BL Add. 89074 Broder in law], leuer. 1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 117 I bequethe to John Bullok, my brother in law, a fetherbed. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Brotherne by mariynge the doughters of one man, called brothern in lawe. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. iii. 79 That we at our owne charge shall ransome straight His brother in law . View more context for this quotation 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 312 I fell into lamentations, till my Brother-in-law over-heard me. 1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 901 The King likewise sent a Letter to the Pope on his Brother-in-Law's behalf. 1779 H. Arnot Hist. Edinb. i. ii. 72 James IV. professed himself the knight of Queen Ann of France. Urged by her, he fitted out large ships and sent them against his brother-in-law Henry VIII. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 272 Oakhampstead Park, the pleasant demesne of her brother-in-law, Sir Arthur Villars. 1890 Times 6 Feb. 5/1 He is Stambouloff's brother-in-law, and consequently unshakeable in his post. 1912 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 42 189 If the widow has no grown-up family, nor step-family, nor brothers-in-law, she can marry and bring her husband to the house. 1954 W. K. Hancock Country & Calling ii. 66 My room-mate, Percy Dicker, is now my brother-in-law and a man of renown in the Wangaratta district of Victoria. 2011 A. von Tunzelmann Red Heat vii. 125 Someone also burned down the house of Fidel's former brother-in-law, Rafael Diaz Balart. †2. The father of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law. Obsolete. rare.In quot. a1616 used in a humorous context. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] > father of son- or daughter-in-law brother-in-lawa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 702 Who..is no honest man..to goe about to make me the Kings Brother in Law . View more context for this quotation Derivatives ˈbrother-in-ˌlawship n. now rare ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > relationship of brothers > [noun] > condition of brother-in-law brother-in-lawship1839 1839 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. Oct. 450/1 The bridegroom..was in the act of making him a pretty speech..on the pleasures of brother-in-lawship in general. 1882 G. L. M. Strauss Reminisc. Old Bohemian (1883) 41 Karl..pledged his solemn word to me that no one but myself should ever dare to aspire to brother-in-lawship to him. 1933 F. Hurst Imitation of Life xxiv. 157 Fields, whose high-power sense of salesman technique obliterated his sense of brother-in-law-ship to Prynne of Brattleboro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1375
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