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[ sis -ter-in-law ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɪs tər ɪnˌlɔ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural sis·ters-in-law. the sister of one's spouse.
the wife of one's brother or sister.
the wife of one's spouse's sister or brother.
Origin of sister-in-law First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English syster in lawe; see origin at sister, in, law1 ; from Middle English in-lawe “in law,” i.e., “a person within the regulation and protection of the law,” based on the prohibition by Roman civil law and, later, Christian canon law, of marriages within four degrees of consanguinity, i.e., up to and including first cousins
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British Dictionary definitions for sister-in-law noun plural sisters-in-law the sister of one's husband or wife
the wife of one's brother
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