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disherit

transitive verb
dis·​her·​it | \ dəsˈherə̇t, (ˈ)dis¦h-\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of disherit

archaic
: disinherit

History and Etymology for disherit

Middle English deseriten, disheriten, from Old French deseriter, desheriter, from des- dis- entry 1 + heriter to inherit, from Latin hereditare to inherit

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