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exhereditation

exhereditation noun: a disinheriting; disherison.

Noun

exhereditation (uncountable)

  1. A disinheriting; disherison.
    • James Crichton's mother was a Douglas of Strathbrock, and the earl of Douglas would aid Robert Douglas at some point before June 1455 in the exhereditation of the king and his successors' from the lands2001, Roland Tanner, The Late Medieval Scottish Parliament: Politics and the Three Estates, 1424-1488

Origin of exhereditation

From Latin exhereditare, exhereditatum (“disinherit”).

Questions about exhereditation

What does exhereditation mean?
Exhereditation means a disinheriting; disherison.
What part of speech is exhereditation?
Exhereditation is a noun.

Words near exhereditation in the dictionary

  1. exheredated
  2. exheredates
  3. exheredating
  4. exheredation
  5. exheredations
  6. exhereditation
  7. exhib
  8. exhibit
  9. Exhibit A
  10. exhibit-goer
  11. exhibit-goers

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