cut off with a shilling

To be intentionally disinherited from a will by being bequeathed a single shilling rather than left nothing at all. Primarily heard in UK. My father never liked that I gave up medicine to become a writer, so he cut me off with a shilling when he died.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Charlotte	shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Bahram	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Shyamala	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi
Annegret	AH-ne-gret	German
Alys	AL-is	English
Neas	-	Irish Mythology