Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sworn Brothers

“in the Old English law, were persons who by mutual oath covenanted to share each other's fortune.” (Burrill.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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