godrelative

plural godrelatives

1. rarehuman sciencesA godparent, godchild, or relative of them; a member of a godfamily.

   chart / rules and who's godrelative to whom? / how godparents chosen, specifically?

   1976, Donna Misner Collins, “Appendices”, in Ethnic Identification: The Greek-Americans of Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas: Rice University, →OCLC, page 381

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   Italian family solidarity, which has often served as a classical example in sociological literature, has been largely retained here and reciprocal support among relatives and godrelatives is one of the few pillars on which the community still rests.

   1974, Carla Bianco, “The Two Rosetos: Two Related Communities”, in The Two Rosetos, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 30

   After all, even discounting the possibility of transforming ties of spiritual kinship into channels of patronage, relatives — and especially godrelatives — are people whom one should be able to trust and from whom favours and assistance may be sought.

   2000, Roger Just, “Godparenthood”, in A Greek Island Cosmos: Kinship & Community on Meganisi, Oxford: James Currey, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 149