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Borough-english :: Borough-English (n.) A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest; or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother..

Cross :: Cross (a.) Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other..

Foster :: Foster (v. t.) Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood..

Fraternization :: Fraternization (n.) The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.

Personate :: Personate (v. t.) To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion..

Brother :: Brother (n.) One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc..

Sister-in-law :: Sister-in-law (n.) The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother..

Gavelkind :: Gavelkind (n.) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent..

Brother German :: Brother german () A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only..

Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.

Bub :: Bub (n.) A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.

Giant :: Giant (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son..

Affectionate :: Affectionate (a.) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother..

Pluto :: Pluto (n.) The son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of Jupiter and Neptune; the dark and gloomy god of the Lower World..

Brothers :: Brothers (pl. ) of Brothe.

Brotherly :: Brotherly (adv.) Like a brother; affectionately; kindly.

Eldest :: Eldest (a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder..

Fratricide :: Fratricide (n.) One who murders or kills his own brother.

Lay :: Lay (a.) Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother..

Sodality :: Sodality (n.) A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.

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