disheir

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ heir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛə(ɹ)/

Verb

disheir (third-person singular simple present disheirs, present participle disheiring, simple past and past participle disheired)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To disinherit.
   • 1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     dis-heir the crown

References

• “disheir”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dishier