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disheriting |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disherit \Dis*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disherited}; p. pr & vb n. {Disheriting}.] [F. d['e]sh['e]riter; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + h['e]riter to inherit. See {Inherit}, and cf {Dusheir}, {Disinherit}.] To disinherit; to cut off or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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