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   disinherit

   /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈhɛrɪt/

   verb

   • 1. change one's will or take other steps to prevent (someone) from inheriting one's property: "the Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son"

   Word Origin late Middle English (superseding earlier disherit): from dis- (expressing removal) + inherit in the obsolete sense ‘make someone an heir’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disinheritance noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

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