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DISINHERIT
disinherit, disown
(verb) prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disinherit (third-person singular simple present disinherits, present participle disinheriting, simple past and past participle disinherited)
(transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
Anagrams
• rhinitides
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`in*her"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinheriting.] Etym: [Cf. Disherit, Disheir.]
1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent. Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity! South.
2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess. And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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