Etymology

disinherit

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Today it means: To exclude from inheritance; to disown. Full definition →

Middle English disenheriten
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdisenheriten
  2. English todaydisinherit

From Middle English disenheriten, equivalent to dis- + inherit.

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