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disherison

disherison noun: the act of disheriting, disinheritance.

Noun

disherison

  1. (archaic) The act of disheriting, disinheritance.
    • Many a one here is born to a fair estate; and is stripped of it, whether by the just disherison of his offended Father, or else by the power or circumvention of an adversary, or by his own mis-government and unthriftiness.1652, Joseph Hall, The Sons of God Led by the Spirit of God

Origin of disherison

See disherit.

Questions about disherison

What does disherison mean?
Disherison means the act of disheriting, disinheritance.
What part of speech is disherison?
Disherison is a noun.

Words near disherison in the dictionary

  1. dishelms
  2. Dishels
  3. disher
  4. disher scoop
  5. disher scoops
  6. disherison
  7. disherit
  8. disheritance
  9. disheritances
  10. disherited
  11. disheriting

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