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disownee

noun

Etymology

From disown + -ee.

  1. derived from *h₂eyḱ-✻ — “to have, possess”
  2. derived from *aiganaz✻ — “own”
  3. derived from *aigan✻ — “own”
  4. derived from āgen — “own, proper, peculiar”
  5. derived from aȝen
  6. prefixed as disown — “dis + own”
  7. suffixed as disownee — “disown + ee”

Definitions

  1. One who is disowned.

    • Why not? Because the disownee can’t justly claim to own the esteem or riches of the disowner, even if the disownee’s life will be very hard without that esteem and riches.

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