Definition
disherited
adjective
- excluded from inheriting property or rights, especially by a parent or legal decision
verb
- to deprive (someone) of an inheritance or the right to inherit
Usage: past tense and past participle of disinherit
Examples
- The wealthy businessman disinherited his youngest son after their disagreement.
- She felt disinherited when her father rewrote his will.
- He was disinherited for refusing to follow the family tradition.
- The disinherited daughter had to support herself without family wealth.
- Parents sometimes threaten to disinherit their children as punishment.
- After the scandal, he was disinherited by his entire family.