Exheredate

/ɛksˈhɛrɪdeɪt/ verb

Definition

To disinherit; to exclude someone from an inheritance or deprive them of their expected inheritance.

Etymology

From Latin exheredare (ex- 'out' + heres 'heir'), formed like 'disinherit.' An archaic legal term that was common in medieval and Renaissance legal documents.

Kelly Says

The Romans developed exheredatio as a formal legal process—a parent had to explicitly exheredate a child for them to lose their inheritance, making it one of the harshest punishments available!

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