Disinherit
(verb)
- To prevent (someone) from receiving property or other inheritance from a deceased person.
- To deprive someone of their rightful inheritance.
Origin:
From dis- ("not, opposite of") + inherit ("to receive property from a deceased person").
Examples:
- He disinherited his son for disobeying him.
- The father disinherited his daughter for marrying against his wishes.
- The will disinherited the youngest child.
- The court overturned the disinheritance of the grandson.
- The stepmother disinherited her stepchildren.