Dis/in-hēr'it, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISINHERITED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISINHERITING.] [Prefix dis and inherit, q. v. Cf. DISHERIT.] To cut off from hereditary right; to deprive of an inheritance; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent. Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole posterity! South.