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Sibling-in-law also refers to the reciprocal relationship between a person's spouse and their sibling's spouse. In Indian English this can be referred to as a co-sibling (specifically a co-sister, for the wife of one's sibling-in-law, [1] or co-brother, for the husband of one's sibling-in-law [2]).
In the Hebrew Bible, a form of levirate marriage, called yibbum, is mentioned in Deuteronomy 25:5–10, under which the brother of a man who dies without children is permitted and encouraged to marry the widow.
Widow inheritance (also known as bride inheritance) is a cultural and social practice whereby a widow is required to marry a male relative of her late husband, often his brother. The practice is more commonly referred as a levirate marriage , examples of which can be found in ancient and biblical times .
A travel insurance policy which covers curtailment due to the death or illness of a member of the policy-holder's "immediate family" uses a wide definition but adds residential requirements: "Immediate Family is your Partner, and: parents, children, stepchildren, fostered or adopted children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews ...
Meredith Gaudreau posted a tribute to her late husband, Johnny Gaudreau, and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, after they were killed in a bike accident on Aug. 29.
The Menendez Brothers murders made Erik and Lyle Menendez ... Lyle was first married to Anna Eriksson from 1996 to 2001 — he then married his current wife, Rebecca, in 2003. ... Erik called ...
Her brother-in-law, Brandon Payne, told CNN affiliate WSOC she was “a great wife, a great parent, a great friend.” “She was very bright, very smart. She was an entrepreneur.
An heir presumptive (for instance, a brother, nephew, or cousin) does not use a courtesy title. However, Scottish practice allows the style Master/Mistress of X to an heir presumptive as well as to an heir apparent; for example, the brother of the present Marquess of Tweeddale, Lord Alistair Hay, has the title Master of Tweeddale.