disheir

D2I1S1H4E1I1R1
/dɪˈsɛə(ɹ)/

verb

To disinherit.

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Meanings

verbdisheir (third-person singular simple present disheirs, present participle disheiring, simple past and past participle disheired)

present singular third person disheirs · participle present disheiring · participle past disheired · past disheired

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo disinherit.

    dis-heir the crown

    1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Origin

From dis- + heir.

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APA

disheir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disheir

MLA

“disheir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disheir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disheir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disheir.

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