disherison

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noun

The act of disheriting, disinheritance.

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Meanings

noun
  1. archaicThe act of disheriting, disinheritance.

    Many a one here is born to a fair estate; and is stripped of it, whether by the just disherison of his offended Father, or else by the power or circumvention of an adversary, or by his own mis-government and unthriftiness.

    1652, Joseph Hall, The Sons of God Led by the Spirit of God

Origin

See disherit.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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