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Meaning of DISHERIT

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disherited}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Disheriting}.] [F. d['e]sh['e]riter; pref. d['e]s-
(L. dis-) + h['e]riter to inherit. See {Inherit}, and cf.
{Dusheir}, {Disinherit}.]
To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or
enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] --Spenser.
 

 

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