disownment
11disowning — noun refusal to acknowledge as one s own • Syn: ↑disownment • Derivationally related forms: ↑disown, ↑disown (for: ↑disownment) • Hypernyms: ↑repudiation, ↑ …
12disowning — n. the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one s own. Syn: disownment. [WordNet 1.5] …
13Renunciation — Re*nun ci*a tion (r? n?n s? ? sh?n or sh? ? sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio ann announcement. See {Renounce}.] 1. The act of renouncing. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to… …
14disown — transitive verb Date: 1630 1. to refuse to acknowledge as one s own 2. a. to repudiate any connection or identification with b. to deny the validity or authority of • disownment noun …
15Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… …
16Inheritance — For other uses, see Inheritance (disambiguation) and Heir (disambiguation). William Hogarth s plate 1 from A Rake s Progress, The Young Heir Takes Possession Of The Miser s Effects as his inherita …
17Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …
18Patrilineality — (or agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one s father s lineage.[1] It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well. A patriline is literally a father line; one s patriline is one s …
19Adoption — For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). Sister Irene of New York Foundling Hospital with children. Sister Irene is among the pioneers of modern adoption, establishing a system to board out children rather than institutionalize them.… …
20Divorce — For other uses, see Divorce (disambiguation). Family law …
