disinherit
VerbSynonyms:
disown
WordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheritingSynonyms: disown
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity!— South.[1913 Webster]
2.To deprive of heritage; to dispossess. [1913 Webster]
And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here.— Milton.[1913 Webster]