disownee

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noun

One who is disowned.

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Meanings

noundisownee (plural disownees)

plural disownees

  1. One who is disowned.

    Why not? Because the disownee can’t justly claim to own the esteem or riches of the disowner, even if the disownee’s life will be very hard without that esteem and riches.

    2012 May 23, Bryan Caplan, “The Freedom to Disown”, in EconLog

Origin

From disown + -ee.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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