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Webster 1913 Edition
Disinherit
Disˊin-her′it
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disinherited
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disinheriting
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disinherit
DISINHERIT
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
disinherit
disinherit
English
Verb
disinherit (third-person singular simple present disinherits, present participle disinheriting, simple past and past participle disinherited)
- (transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.
Related terms
Translations
to exclude from inheritance
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