disinherit

[ dis-in-her-it ]

/ ˌdɪs ɪnˈhɛr ɪt /

Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).

to deprive of a heritage, country, right, privilege, etc.: the disinherited peoples of the earth.

Origin of disinherit

First recorded in 1525–35; dis-¹ + inherit

dis·in·her·i·tance, noun un·dis·in·her·it·ed, adjective

He loathed his mission and himself and felt that he had earned a trouncing and a disinheritance.

We Can't Have Everything |Rupert Hughes
No attainder shall result in the forfeiture of dower by the offender's wife nor disinheritance of his heirs.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly
Charles must accept his father's decision on pain of disinheritance.

Charles the Bold |Ruth Putnam
He had married in disobedience to his father's will, but he never for a moment glanced at the possibility of disinheritance.

Trevlyn Hold |Mrs. Henry Wood

He has no disinheritance to fear because he has no inheritance to look for beyond the entail, of which you cannot disinherit him.

The Lion's Skin |Rafael Sabatini

disinherit

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt) /

law to deprive (an heir or next of kin) of inheritance or right to inherit

to deprive of a right or heritage

disinheritance, noun