Disherited

/dɪsˈhɛrɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Deprived of an inheritance or the right to inherit property, titles, or family wealth.

Etymology

Past participle of 'disherit,' formed by adding '-ed' to the verb stem. This legal term became standardized in English during the medieval and Tudor periods when inheritance disputes were crucial to political power and family status.

Kelly Says

The term 'disherited' captured the tragedy of noble families—being disherited often meant being cast out entirely, forced to seek fortune elsewhere, which is why so many disherited sons became adventurers, mercenaries, or founded colonies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በመላ
be-mela
ARالعربية
وارث
wa-rith
BNবাংলা
পরিচালিত
pa-ri-cha-lit
CACatalà
disherited
di-she-ri-ted
CSČeština
zděděný
zde-de-nehn-y
DADansk
arvet
ar-vet
DEDeutsch
geerbt
ge-erbt
ELΕλληνικά
κληρονομημένος
klee-ro-no-me-men
ESEspañol
heredado
he-re-da-doh
FAفارسی
میراثی
mee-ra-thee
FISuomi
peritty
pe-ri-tty
FRFrançais
hérité
eh-ree-tay
GUGU
દિશરસન
di-she-r-san
HAHA
disherited
di-she-ri-ted
HEעברית
מו受け継がれた
mo-u-ke-tsu-ga-re-ta
HIहिन्दी
विरासत में
vi-ra-sat mein
HUMagyar
öröklött
o-ro-klott
IDBahasa Indonesia
diwarisi
dee-wa-ri-see
IGIG
disherited
di-she-ri-ted
ITItaliano
ereditato
e-re-di-ta-toh
JA日本語
受け継がれた
u-ke-tsu-ga-re-ta
KKKK
disherited
di-she-ri-ted
KMKM
disherited
di-she-ri-ted
KO한국어
상속된
sang-sok-deon
MRMR
दिसर्सन
di-she-r-san
MSBahasa Melayu
diwarisi
dee-wa-ri-see
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး
loo-myo
NLNederlands
geërfd
ge-erft
NONorsk
arvet
ar-vet
PAPA
ਦਿਸ਼ਰਸਨ
di-she-r-san
PLPolski
dziedziczony
dzhyed-zy-choh-nee
PTPortuguês
herdado
he-r-da-doh
RORomână
moștenit
mo-sh-te-nit
RUРусский
наследованный
nasle-do-van-nyy
SVSvenska
arvet
ar-vet
SWKiswahili
urithi
oo-ree-thee
TAதமிழ்
மரபு
mar-pu
TEతెలుగు
పారం
pa-raam
THไทย
สืบทอด
swee-btat
TLTL
namana
na-ma-na
TRTürkçe
miras
mee-ras
UKУкраїнська
спадкований
spa-d-ko-va-nyy
URاردو
وارث
wa-rith
VITiếng Việt
di truyền
dee-truyen
YOYO
disherited
di-she-ri-ted
ZH中文
继承的
jìchēng de
ZUZU
disherited
di-she-ri-ted

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