bris

/ ˈbrɪt; ˈbrɪs /

noun

1. Judaism ritual circumcision of male babies, usually at eight days old, regarded as the formal entry of the child to the Jewish community

Word History and Origins

Origin of bris¹

from Hebrew, literally: covenant

Example Sentences

Meslier used to play at the Lorient academy in his native France under the tutelage of Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris.

From BBC

Le Bris spoke with his former keeper on the pitch after the game and had sympathy for his compatriot.

From BBC

But the secretary-general of BRIS, Magnus Jägerskog, said that nearly 20% of calls were about war in the week after military chief Micael Bydén and Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin made their comments in January highlighting the risk.

From Seattle Times

Children's rights organisation Bris said that its national helpline did not usually receive calls about the possibility of war.

From BBC

"This was well prepared, it wasn't something blurted out," Bris spokeswoman Maja Dahl told the BBC.

From BBC