disherit

[ dis-her-it ]

verb (used with object)

1. to disinherit.

Other Words From

• dis·heri·tor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disherit¹

1250–1300; Middle English deseriten < Anglo-French, Old French deseriter, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + heriter to inherit

Example Sentences

A son is soon born to Mohotzin, And the sire with the faithless Zunaga, Bend their heads to the hurt of the helpless, To disherit the artless daughter; She sends up inquisitive glances, To the guilty eyes of her parents.

From Project Gutenberg

For he would for feined or for verie small & light causes disherit his natiue subiects, and cause them to red�eme their owne possessions for great summes Sicknesse vexeth the people. of monie.

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For he is not served nor worshipped to his right by them of this land, for they be turned to evil living; therefore I shall disherit them of the honour which I have done them.

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And when the Infanta Doña Urraca, and the men of Zamora, saw that he had quiet possession of both his brother's kingdoms, they feared that he would come against them and disherit his sister also.

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And when they were all assembled, Doña Urraca arose and said, Friends and vassals, ye have seen how my brother King Don Sancho hath disherited all his brethren, against the oath which he made to the King my father, and now he would disherit me also.

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