disherit
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- disheritor noun
Etymology
Origin of disherit
1250–1300; Middle English deseriten < Anglo-French, Old French deseriter, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + heriter to inherit
Example Sentences
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For he would for feined or for verie small & light causes disherit his natiue subiects, and cause them to red�eme their owne possessions for great summes Sicknesse vexeth the people. of monie.
From Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England by Holinshed, Raphael
And when the Infanta Doña Urraca, and the men of Zamora, saw that he had quiet possession of both his brother's kingdoms, they feared that he would come against them and disherit his sister also.
From Chronicle of the Cid by Southey, Robert
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