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Definition of Disinherit

1. Verb. Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting.

Definition of Disinherit

1. v. t. 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.

Definition of Disinherit

1. Verb. (transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Disinherit

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Disinherit

1. 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. "Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity!" (South) 2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess. "And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here." (Milton) Origin: Cf. Disherit, Disheir. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Disinherit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins (1845)
"... to disinherit an heir at law, must be necessary, [p. 614.] MARK NEWTH by his Will, gave and devised to his nephew James Dyer the sum of 20/. per annum, ..."

2. English Poetry (1170-1892) by John Matthews Manley, Manly, John Matthews, 1865-1940 (1907)
"... Where Peace her jealous home had built; A patriot-race to disinherit Of all that made their stormy wilds so dear; 75 And with inexpiable spirit To taint ..."

3. Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers: To which is Added Porsoniana by Samuel Rogers, William Maltby (1856)
"... told me that, when he was a boy, his father used to say to him, " Bob, you dog, if you are not prime minister some day, I'll disinherit you. ..."

4. Southern Law Review and Chart of the Southern Law and Collection Union by William S. Hein & Company (1874)
"The Right to disinherit Without Cause. I propose to inquire whether the power, as given by English law, and by that of those of the United States adopting ..."

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