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1 definition found 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.
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