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aunt

Meaning of “aunt”

1. One's father's brother's wife. 2. A sister of one's father or mother.

Definition sources

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1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 18:14

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Leviticus 18:14
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 18:14 · retained source text

Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers brother, thou shalt not approche to his wife: shee is thine aunt.

1611 marginal noteChap. 20.20.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Leviticus 18:14

She is thine aunt directly identifies the father's brother's wife as aunt. This confirms only that kinship-by-marriage sense and is not presented as an exhaustive definition; the admitted Webster 1828 record separately supports the parent's-sister sense.