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disinherit

[ dis-in-her-it ]
/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /
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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.
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Origin of disinherit

First recorded in 1525–35; dis-1 + inherit

OTHER WORDS FROM disinherit

dis·in·her·i·tance, nounun·dis·in·her·it·ed, adjective
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Words related to disinherit

bereave, deprive, disown, dispossess, divest, evict, exclude, neglect, oust, repudiate, rob, disaffiliate

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British Dictionary definitions for disinherit

disinherit
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt) /
verb (tr)
law to deprive (an heir or next of kin) of inheritance or right to inherit
to deprive of a right or heritage

Derived forms of disinherit

disinheritance, noun
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