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Webster 1913 Edition


Disinherit

Disˊin-her′it

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disinherited
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disinheriting
.]
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disinherit

DISINHERIT

,
Verb.
T.
[dis and inherit.] To cut off from hereditary right; to deprive of an inheritance; 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. A father sometimes disinherits his children by will. In England, the crown is descendible to the eldest son, who cannot be disinherited by the will of his father.

Definition 2024


disinherit

disinherit

English

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disinherit (third-person singular simple present disinherits, present participle disinheriting, simple past and past participle disinherited)

  1. (transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

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