enterben

German

Etymology

ent- + erben

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb

enterben (weak, third-person singular present enterbt, past tense enterbte, past participle enterbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to disinherit

Usage notes

  • All German-speaking countries have forced inheritance laws, meaning that children and spouses cannot be fully disinherited (except in exceptional cases involving criminal behaviour by the future heir). See Pflichtteil.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Enterbung

Further reading

  • enterben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • enterben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • enterben” in Duden online
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