disinherit
verb (used with object)
to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
has disinherited
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present perfectof disinherit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Count von Bruchsal has disinherited my mistress, because she would not accept a husband of his choice.
From Minna Von Barnhelm by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
And for this manly act of filial piety towards me, their father has disinherited both of them, as he has me, from our family rights.
From Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity by Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
Do you think that I could stand by Grandfather's grave to-morrow, when I know he has disinherited me?
From The Princess of the School by Frank Wiles
"He is dying!" cried Anna, throwing herself beside her father; "he is dying, and he has disinherited me!"
From Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
By his shameful conduct he alienated the affection of his uncle, and his uncle has disinherited him in favour of Yvonne.
From The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes by Rafael Sabatini
