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1. (v.t.) disinherit
to exclude (an heir) from inheritance.
2. disinherit
to deprive of a heritage, country, right, privilege, etc.
Etymology: (1525–35)
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| Definition of 'disinherit' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) disinherit, disown
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
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| Definition of 'disinherit' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) disinherit
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
2. (verb) disinherit
to deprive of heritage; to dispossess
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| Definitions of 'disinherit' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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disinherit
1. The prankish action of the ghosts in cutting the pockets out of trousers.
2. To leave great sums of money to lawyers.
3. A method of insuring postmortem notoriety--and disappointment.
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