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Definition of Niece
1. Noun. A daughter of your brother or sister.
Definition of Niece
1. n. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.
Definition of Niece
1. Noun. A daughter of someone’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Niece
1. a daughter of one's brother or sister [n -S]
Medical Definition of Niece
1. 1. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. 2. A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Origin: OE. Nece, F. Niece, LL. Neptia, for L. Neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See Nephew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Niece
Literary usage of Niece
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1898)
"My niece Mary Harvey. Tenements in lease to Thomas Chester and Joshua Child, ...
The youngest son of my niece Judith Bush, daughter of my sister Judith ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"The limitations over after the death of each niece were as follows : (1) In favor
... (3) In favor of the father of the niece, If she should marry and die ..."
3. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1895)
"—May the foul Isles choke thee, thou accursed Sancho! answered the niece; and
what are thy Isles ?1 Is it anything to eat, glutton,—cormorant that thou art ..."
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