An archaic Scottish term for brother-in-law. No longer in active use, it reflects a pattern of softening kinship terminology common in older Scots — 'goodman,' 'goodwife,' and 'good-sister' all operated on the same logic, using 'good' as a prefix to indicate in-law status.
He referred to his good-brother throughout the letter, never once using the formal term.
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(Scotland, obsolete) brother-in-law.
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