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disownees

disownees is the plural of disownee.

Meaning of disownee

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

Questions about disownees

What is disownees the plural of?
Disownees is the plural of disownee.

Words near disownees in the dictionary

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

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