The Indian Decisions (New Series)
... sister was preferred to a half- SEP . 16. brother . In Mahantapa v . Nilgangawa ( 2 ) a full - sister was preferred ... step- sister ) was preferred to the step - mother . That case is directly in point , and never seems to have ...
Islamic Laws
... sister of the deceased. If the deceased's brothers or sisters are not alive, their children and grandchildren from ... step brothers and sisters who do not share the same mother will not inherit from him. However, if he has no full ...
Punch
... step - sister . " But was late again to - day for breakfast ; as it is Betty , of course " and she and did you notice her nails ? I know " Yes , " said Miss NUTHALL's junior . " HiNzROCK Rock SOLOMON . I. CHILDREN whose parents live in ...
Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws
... step - sister on the father's side , but not to the step - sister on the mother's side.5 This usage originated in republics , whose spirit was to avoid giving two portions of land and consequently two inheritances to one person ...
New complete dictionary of the English and Dutch languages
... step - brother , half - brother . * ... DOCH- TER , f . step - daughter . * ... KIND , n . step - child ... sister . * ... zZWAGER , m . step - sister's husband . Stier , m . 1. ( zool . ) bull ; 2 , ( astr . ) Taurus , bull ...
Memorial of Thomas Potts, Junior, who Settled in Pennsylvania
... sister of the bride . CATHERINE SAVAGE . Sister - in - law of the bride . ELIZABETH WALKER . Married sister of the groom . MARY CLEVER . Married sister of the groom . MARTHA POTTS . Step - sister of the groom , soon after married to ...
The Soldiers and Sailors Insurance Act ...
... step - child , and adopted child , grandchild , a brother or sister , a half - brother or half - sister , a brother or sister through adoption , step - brother or step - sister , a parent through adoption , an uncle or aunt , a ...
The Washington Historical Quarterly
... step - brother , Joe Fenn , was born in 1852 , and my step - sister , Mary Fenn , was born in 1854 . In the spring of 1854 my step - mother , Mary Elizabeth Fenn , took sick and died . We all had a very hard time while she was sick . Sister ...
An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice
... sister or step- sister ? A. There is a step - sister married . Q. What is her name ? A. Goodier , she is Mrs. Gerkie . me . Q. Gerkie ? A. Gerkie . Q. What is the next child ? A. That is all , only Q. Are there any dead brothers and sisters ...
The Classic German Dictionary
... step. -. brother . -geschwister. ,. pl . step. -. brothers. and sisters . -gesiunt , adj . malevolent , unkind . -kind , n ... sister , step - sister . -sohn , m . step - son ; son - in - law . -tochter , f . step - daughter ; daughter ...
Cassell's German Dictionary
... step- . -bruder , step - brother . -gefchwister , pl . step - brothers and sisters . -gesinnt , adj . malevolent ... sister , step - sister . -sohn , m . step - son ; son - in - law . -tochter , f . step - daughter ; daughter - in ...
The Ohio Nisi Prius Reports, New Series
... step - sister ; that thereafter they continued to live together as brother and sister until Su- sanna's marriage . That said Susanna was all that time known as Susanna Hilpf , and throughout her entire life this defendant was called by ...
The Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo
... sister , Nor his step - sister , Nor his half - sister , Nor his wife's sister , Nor his aunt , Nor his step - mother , Nor his father's sister , Nor his mother's sister , and for a woman the prohibited degrees are the same . He may ...
Ancient Egypt
... sister Bebu , who is discreetly said to be " born of her mother , " and who , therefore , might be a step - sister ; and a brother Sen - mry , born of Bebu . Again , the only method of accounting for the relationships is by a man who ...
Laws of the Territory of Hawaii Passed by the Legislature
... sister ' include step - brothers and step - sisters , half - brothers and half - sisters , and brothers and sisters by adoption , but do not include married brothers nor married sisters unless de- pendent . The term ' grand - child ...
New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs.
... step - sister had been a ward of and for many years had resided with Cyrus Rheims ( 6793 ) . A short time before there had been litigation in the Surrogate's Court , in which he and his step - sister were antagonists against the Gilmans ...
Tales of the fairies, based on tales in the Grey, Violet, and Yellow (Grey Violet and Pink) fairy books, ed. by A. Lang
... step - sister . Sometimes the Prince would go to stay in a lodge that stood in a wood full of beasts , and there he would live while his step - sister minded the house . Each day he would go for long walks into the wood , and his heart ...
The Law of Man at Variance with the Law of God
... sister's daughter ( 4 ) a maternal uncle's widow ( 5 ) a nephew's widow ( a brother's son's wife ) ( 6 ) a nephew's widow ( a sister's son's wife ) ( 7 ) a half - brother's widow ( 8 ) a father's step - sister ( 9 ) a mother's step ...
Supreme Court
... step- sister . Da b The Court : Haven't we had the story ? Mr. Searle : We have had the story of the step - sister , but we haven't had the plaintiff's version of what the transactions were . We heard about calling her names and ...