Definition of Disinherit. Meaning of Disinherit. Synonyms of Disinherit

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Definition of Disinherit

Disinherit
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. 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.

Meaning of Disinherit from wikipedia

- where a person cannot be legally disinherited (such as the United States state of Louisiana, which allows disinheritance only under specifically enumerated...
- The Disinherited may refer to: The Disinherited (novel), a 1933 novel by Jack Conroy The Disinherited (group), a Spanish clandestine anarchist group This...
- Jesus and the Disinherited is a 1949 book by African-American minister, theologian, and civil rights leader Howard Thurman. In the book, Thurman interprets...
- The Disinherited (Spanish: Los Desheredados) was a Spanish clandestine anarchist group that defended the use of violence framed in the doctrine of propaganda...
- The Disinherited is a 1933 proletarian novel written by Jack Conroy. Conroy wrote it initially as nonfiction, but editors insisted he fictionalize the...
- decedent's estate is that portion of the estate from which they cannot disinherit they children, or their parents, without sufficient legal cause. The word...
- by his advisors that he could not disinherit just one of his older half-sisters: he would have to also disinherit Elizabeth although she, like her half-brother...
- daughter, Liza. In his final years, Maugham made an unsuccessful attempt to disinherit his daughter and to adopt Searle as his son. Following Maugham's death...
- rechristened as "Pepin"—a step that may have signaled Charlemagne's decision to disinherit the elder Pepin, for a variety of possible reasons. In 792, Pepin the...
- Christopher so offended her multimillionaire father Malcolm Foxworth that he disinherited her. Now, the elderly Malcolm is dying of heart disease and Corrine intends...