"sisterson" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sistersons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English systerson, sustersone, from Old English sweostorsunu, from Proto-West Germanic *swestersunu, from Proto-Germanic *swestērsunuz, equivalent to sister + son. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|systerson}} Middle English systerson, {{inh|en|ang|sweostorsunu}} Old English sweostorsunu, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*swestersunu}} Proto-West Germanic *swestersunu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swestērsunuz}} Proto-Germanic *swestērsunuz, {{com|en|sister|son}} sister + son Head templates: {{en-noun}} sisterson (plural sistersons)
  1. (rare, possibly nonstandard) The son of one's sister; sororal nephew Tags: nonstandard, possibly, rare Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: sister-son
    Sense id: en-sisterson-en-noun-5D3ko77r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, Jeremi Wasiutyński, The Solar Mystery",
          "text": "[…] Canon Tiedemann Giese (Polish Gize), a sisterson of the Ferbers Mauritius, Eberhard, and Hildebrand, to publish the pamphlet Floscvlorvm Lvtheranorvm De fide et operibus avēηλoуıкov, […]",
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          "ref": "2010, Guy Gavriel Kay, Sailing to Sarantium",
          "text": "Slit nostrils and gouged eyes ensured that Apius's exiled sister-sons need not be considered by the Senators.",
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