'Disinherit' definitions:

Definition of 'disinherit'

(from WordNet)
verb
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting [syn: disinherit, disown] [ant: bequeath, leave, will]

Definition of 'Disinherit'

From: GCIDE
  • Disinherit \Dis`in*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinheriting.] [Cf. Disherit, Disheir.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity! --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess. [1913 Webster]
  • And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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