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Definition of Disherit
1. v. t. To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance.
Definition of Disherit
1. Verb. (obsolete) To disinherit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disherit
1. to deprive of an inheritance [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disherit
Literary usage of Disherit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology by Ill.) University of Illinois (Urbana (1918)
"'Them of this land have been turned to evil living,' says the Lord: 'Wherefore
I shall disherit them of the honor which I have done them. ..."
2. Manipulus vocabulorum: a rhyming dictionary of the English language by Peter Levens (1867)
"143 39 disherit, v. ... to disherit, or disinherit." —Cotgrave. Dishonest, adj.
92 32 Dishonest, v. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Exchequer: From by Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1817)
"... but a release of a right of entry for a forfeiture does not tend to disherit
the issue, nor can be assimilated to it in principle. ..."
4. History from Marble by Thomas Dingley, Vincent Brooks (1867)
"143 39 disherit, ». ... to disherit, or disinherit." —Cotgrave. Dishonest, adj.
92 32 Dishonest, v. ..."
5. Manipulus Vocabulorum: A Dictionary of English and Latin Words, Arranged in by Peter Levens, Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1867)
"143 39 disherit, v. ... to disherit, or disinherit." —Cotgrave. Dishonest, adj.
92 32 Dishonest, ». ..."
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