sibret

noun

sib·​ret

variants or sibrit

ˈsibrə̇t

plural -s

dialectal, England

: banns sense 1

—often used in plural

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sibred, sibrede, from sibred, sibrede kinship, consanguinity, from Old English sibrǣden, from sibb, adjective, sib + rǣden condition; probably from the mention of the banns of certain forms of kinship as impediments to marriage

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