German edit

Etymology edit

ent- +‎ erben

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb edit

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

  1. (transitive) to disinherit

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

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Further reading edit

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