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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