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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disinheriting
     vb.
     (present participle of en disinherit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  disinheriting
     vb.
     (present participle of en disinherit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  disinheriting
     vb.
     (present participle of en disinherit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  disinheriting
     vb.
     (present participle of en disinherit nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Disinheriting /dˌɪsɪnhˈɛɹɪtɪŋ/
  الحرمان

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  disinheriting /dˌɪsɪnhˈɛɹɪtɪŋ/
  enterbend
   see: disinherit, disinherited, disinherits, disinherited

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