勘かん当どう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

disinheritance; disowning

Formal term for cutting off a family member, especially a child, from inheritance and family ties. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

• 彼かれは親おやに勘かん当どうされて家うちを出でた。

  He was disowned by his parents and left home.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、勘かん当どうは重じゅう大だいな処しょ分ぶんだった。

  In the Edo period, disinheritance was a serious punishment.