disinherit
[dis-in-her-it]
verb (used with object)
Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
to deprive of a heritage, country, right, privilege, etc.: the disinherited peoples of the earth.
Origin of disinherit
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Related Words for disinherit
oust, bereave, repudiate, rob, deprive, dispossess, exclude, divest, disown, neglect, evict, disaffiliateExamples from the Web for disinherit
Contemporary Examples of disinherit
The attorney suggested Bettencourt might try to disinherit her daughter for “ingratitude.”
Historical Examples of disinherit
And now you come and say: 'Engage yourself to him—and I'll disinherit him at once.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
A father had taken offence at his son, and threatened to disinherit him.
BunyanJames Anthony Froude
And as for the money and all that, if you disinherit her, or—or whatever it is they do—we don't care.
The PortygeeJoseph Crosby Lincoln
"Your lordship had threatened to disinherit me if I married her," said Rotherby.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
I'd ha' married the girl in earnest, but for your threats to disinherit me.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
disinherit
verb (tr)
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