'Disinherited' definitions:
Definition of 'disinherited'
From: WordNet
adjective
Deprived of your rightful heritage
Definition of 'Disinherited'
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]