"sister-out-law" meaning in All languages combined

See sister-out-law on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sisters-out-law [plural]
Etymology: From sister + -out-law, by analogy to sister-in-law. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sister|out-law}} sister + -out-law Head templates: {{en-noun|sisters-out-law}} sister-out-law (plural sisters-out-law)
  1. The sister of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.
    Sense id: en-sister-out-law-en-noun-bKNCxyyF
  2. Girlfriend of one's brother or sister.
    Sense id: en-sister-out-law-en-noun-Wp6~yluA
  3. The sister of one's ex-spouse. Categories (topical): Female family members, Siblings
    Sense id: en-sister-out-law-en-noun-pzL1hm7i Disambiguation of Female family members: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Siblings: 11 11 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -out-law, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -out-law: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brother-out-law, daughter-out-law, father-out-law, mother-out-law, son-out-law Coordinate_terms: sister-in-law

Inflected forms

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