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disinheritable

disinheritable adjective: that can be disinherited;.

Adjective

disinheritable (comparative more disinheritable, superlative most disinheritable)

  1. That can be disinherited;
    • Heirs of Heaven they are, but disinheritable for their misdemeanour. Married still to Christ, but deserving to be divorced for their adulteries.1863, Thomas Fuller, Good Thoughts in Bad Times, and Other Papers, page 324
    • It was known as a fact that people from the lower ranks were ennobled and allowed to pass into the rank of samurai; in the same way, too, samurai were clearly disinheritable, and for any offence passed down into the ranks beneath them.1912, Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London
  2. That can be excluded from an inheritance.
    • Or else that by some subtle Contract of Matrimony, they indeavour to make the goods of each side disinheritable, &c. So that it appears among the friends, as if there could be nothing don in the matter.1923, A. Marsh, The Ten Pleasures of Marriage, page 14
    • The fairest plan would be to enact a small “disinheritable” minimum — say , half the Scottish minimum - with power delegated to the Courts to increase the figure in cases where this amount could be proved inadequate1937, The New Statesman and Nation - Volume 14, page 783

Forms of disinheritable

comparativemore disinheritable
superlativemost disinheritable

Origin of disinheritable

From disinherit + -able.

Words formed from disinheritable

Questions about disinheritable

What does disinheritable mean?
Disinheritable means that can be disinherited;.
What part of speech is disinheritable?
Disinheritable is an adjective.

Words near disinheritable in the dictionary

  1. disingenuousness
  2. disinhabited
  3. disinherison
  4. disinherisons
  5. disinherit
  6. disinheritable
  7. disinheritance
  8. disinheritances
  9. disinherited
  10. disinheritee
  11. disinheritees

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