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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Exheredat, v. [e.m.E. exheredate (1552), L. exhērēdāre.] tr. To disinherit. —1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. xiv. § 8.
For whatever crime, or fault, a father may exheredat a son
