to deprive (an heir or next of kin) of inheritance or right to inherit
2.
to deprive of a right or heritage
disherit in American English
(dɪsˈherɪt)
transitive verb
to disinherit
Derived forms
disheritor
noun
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME deseriten ‹ AF, OF deseriter, equiv. to des-dis-1 + heriter to inherit]This word is first recorded in the period 1250–1300. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear, drift, face, lift, number