■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) dispossess of or bar from an inheritance.
Derivatives
~ance noun
Origin
ME (superseding earlier disherit ): from dis- + inherit in the obs. sense 'make someone an heir'.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) dispossess of or bar from an inheritance.
Derivatives
~ance noun
Origin
ME (superseding earlier disherit ): from dis- + inherit in the obs. sense 'make someone an heir'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004