DISINHERIT


Meaning of DISINHERIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdis-in-ˈher-ət, -ˈhe-rət ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English

Date: 15th century

1. : to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)

2. : to deprive of natural or human rights or of previously held special privileges

• dis·in·her·i·tance -ˈher-ə-tən(t)s, -ˈhe-rə- noun

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