How Do You Spell DISHERIT?

Pronunciation: [dɪshˈɛɹɪt] (IPA)

The word "disherit" is pronounced /dɪsˈhɛrɪt/ and it means to deprive someone of their rightful inheritance. The spelling of the word can be broken down into two parts: "dis-" which means "not" or "apart from" and "herit" which comes from the French word "heritier" meaning "heir". Therefore, "disherit" means to make someone no longer an heir. This word is not commonly used nowadays, but it can be seen in historical texts and legal documents.

DISHERIT Meaning and Definition

1. The term "disherit" is a verb that describes the act or process of disinheriting someone, usually a family member, from an inheritance or property rights that they would typically have been entitled to. In simpler terms, it is to exclude someone from inheriting or receiving any form of property or assets.

   When someone is disherited, they are effectively being intentionally deprived of their rightful share of an inheritance or other financial benefits, often due to a perceived offense, disagreement, or disapproval. This action is typically carried out through legal means, such as amending a will, creating a trust, or establishing other conditions or restrictions specifically designed to exclude the person from receiving any financial or material benefits.

   Disherit often involves the intentional decision of the person who owns the property or assets to prevent a particular individual from obtaining any benefits upon their death or incapacitation. Such a decision may be based on personal conflicts, estrangement, conflicting interests, or simply a desire to allocate assets differently among other family members or entities.

   Ultimately, disherit is a significant action that can have long-lasting and far-reaching effects on family dynamics, relationships, and financial outcomes. It is a legal concept that is at the heart of issues related to inheritance, property rights, and family disputes.

Common Misspellings for DISHERIT

• sisherit
• xisherit
• cisherit
• fisherit
• risherit
• eisherit
• dusherit
• djsherit
• dksherit
• dosherit
• d9sherit
• d8sherit
• diaherit
• dizherit
• dixherit
• didherit
• dieherit
• diwherit
• disgerit

Etymology of DISHERIT

The word "disherit" can be traced back to the Old French term "desheriter", which itself comes from the Latin word "dēs(h)erēditāre". "Desheriter" is a combination of the prefix "des-" (meaning "away" or "without") and the verb "heriter" (meaning "to inherit"). Therefore, "disherit" essentially means "to disinherit" or "to remove from one's inheritance".

Conjugate verb Disherit

CONDITIONAL

I would disherit

you would disherit

he/she/it would disherit

we would disherit

they would disherit

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be disheriting

you would be disheriting

he/she/it would be disheriting

we would be disheriting

they would be disheriting

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have disherit

you would have disherit

he/she/it would have disherit

we would have disherit

they would have disherit

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been disheriting

you would have been disheriting

he/she/it would have been disheriting

we would have been disheriting

they would have been disheriting

FUTURE

I will disherit

you will disherit

he/she/it will disherit

we will disherit

they will disherit

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be disheriting

you will be disheriting

he/she/it will be disheriting

we will be disheriting

they will be disheriting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have disherited

you will have disherited

he/she/it will have disherited

we will have disherited

they will have disherited

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been disheriting

you will have been disheriting

he/she/it will have been disheriting

we will have been disheriting

they will have been disheriting

IMPERATIVE

you disherit

we let´s disherit

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to disherit

PAST

I disherited

you disherited

he/she/it disherited

we disherited

they disherited

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was disheriting

you were disheriting

he/she/it was disheriting

we were disheriting

they were disheriting

PAST PARTICIPLE

disherited

PAST PERFECT

I had disherited

you had disherited

he/she/it had disherited

we had disherited

they had disherited

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been disheriting

you had been disheriting

he/she/it had been disheriting

we had been disheriting

they had been disheriting

PRESENT

I disherit

you disherit

he/she/it disherits

we disherit

they disherit

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am disheriting

you are disheriting

he/she/it is disheriting

we are disheriting

they are disheriting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

disheriting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have disherited

you have disherited

he/she/it has disherited

we have disherited

they have disherited

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been disheriting

you have been disheriting

he/she/it has been disheriting

we have been disheriting

they have been disheriting