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(dĭs-hĕr′ĭt)

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Disherited

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Disheriting

[F.

déshériter

; pref.

dés-

(L.

dis-

) +

hériter

to inherit. See

, and cf.

To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance.

[Obs.]

Spenser.

Verb.

[See Heir.] To disinherit; to cut off from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [See Disinherit, which is more generally used.]