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disownee

disownee noun: one who is disowned.

Noun

disownee (plural disownees)

  1. One who is disowned.
    • Why not? Because the disownee can’t justly claim to own the esteem or riches of the disowner, even if the disownee’s life will be very hard without that esteem and riches.2012 May 23, Bryan Caplan, “The Freedom to Disown”, in EconLog

Forms of disownee

pluraldisownees

Origin of disownee

From disown + -ee.

Questions about disownee

What does disownee mean?
Disownee means one who is disowned.
What part of speech is disownee?
Disownee is a noun.
What is the plural of disownee?
The plural of disownee is disownees.

Words near disownee in the dictionary

  1. disour
  2. disours
  3. disown
  4. disownable
  5. disowned
  6. disownee
  7. disownees
  8. disowner
  9. disowners
  10. disownest
  11. disowneth

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