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
Heliodoro	e-lyo-DHO-ro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Frederica	frə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English)	Portuguese, English
Soledad	so-le-DHAHD	Spanish
Daniella	dan-YEL-ə	English
Piero	PYE-ro	Italian
Vanya	-	Russian