forisfamiliate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/ UK /ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
obsolete Scots law: to renounce a legal claim to any further share of one's father's estate after receiving a portion

Under the old rule, an adult child could forisfamiliate by accepting land as a final portion.
2

verb
obsolete Scots law, of a father: to give a child land or property accepted as the child's whole portion of the paternal estate

A father might forisfamiliate a son by settling an independent estate on him.

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Synonyms

1 verb · obsolete scots law: to... renounce an inheritance claimaccept a final portion

2 verb · obsolete scots law, of a... portion offemancipate

Word family

Forms foris-familiated

Derived forms forisfamiliation

Related forms inheritance emancipation portionScots law

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin forisfamiliare through its participle forisfamiliatus. The verb combines Latin foris, 'outside,' with familia, 'household or family,' and literally suggests placing someone outside the family estate after assigning that person's portion.

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# forisfamiliate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/

## Meanings
1. obsolete Scots law: to renounce a legal claim to any further share of one's father's estate after receiving a portion
2. obsolete Scots law, of a father: to give a child land or property accepted as the child's whole portion of the paternal estate

## Examples
- Under the old rule, an adult child could forisfamiliate by accepting land as a final portion.
- A father might forisfamiliate a son by settling an independent estate on him.

## Synonyms
- renounce an inheritance claim
- accept a final portion
- portion off
- emancipate

## Derived Forms
- forisfamiliation

## Related Forms
- inheritance
- emancipation
- portion
- Scots law

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin forisfamiliare through its participle forisfamiliatus. The verb combines Latin foris, 'outside,' with familia, 'household or family,' and literally suggests placing someone outside the family estate after assigning that person's portion.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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