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Definition of Disinherits

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 Disinherits from wikipedia

- The Disinherited may refer to: The Disinherited (novel), a 1933 novel by Jack Conroy The Disinherited (group), a Spanish clandestine anarchist group This...
- where a person cannot be legally disinherited (such as the United States state of Louisiana, which allows disinheritance only under specifically enumerated...
- 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 is a 1933 proletarian novel written by Jack Conroy. Conroy wrote it initially as nonfiction, but editors insisted he fictionalize the...
- Henry V as regent of France and heir apparent to the French throne, disinheriting Charles's own son, the Dauphin Charles. Henry was subsequently married...
- publicly lavish love on him, Lear banishes Cordelia from the kingdom and disinherits her. The Earl of Kent objects to her treatment, and is subsequently banished...
- lives in Fulham, London. Roberts, Laura (5 March 2010). "Aristocrat disinherits '**** baron' son from £46 million fortune". The Telegraph. Retrieved...
- The Disinherited (Spanish: Los Desheredados) was a Spanish clandestine anarchist group that defended the use of violence framed in the doctrine of propaganda...
- desire to receive their father's multimillion-dollar estate after being disinherited from his will. The juries were unable to reach a verdict, resulting in...
- political advisor, Louis Howe, and from his mother, who threatened to disinherit Franklin if he followed through with a divorce, the couple remained married...