DISHERIT

Etymology

Verb

disherit (third-person singular simple present disherits, present participle disheriting, simple past and past participle disherited)

(obsolete) To disinherit.

Anagrams

• histerid, tiredish

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*her"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheriting.] Etym: [F. déshériter; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + hériter to inherit. See Inherit, and cf. Dusheir, Disinherit.]

Definition: To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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