Both Uses of
disclaim
in
King Lear
- Let it be so,—thy truth then be thy dower: For, by the sacred radiance of the sun, The mysteries of Hecate, and the night; By all the operation of the orbs, From whom we do exist and cease to be; Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity, and property of blood, And as a stranger to my heart and me Hold thee, from this for ever.†
Scene 1.1disclaim = deny (responsibility, knowledge, or ownership)
- You cowardly rascal, nature disclaims in thee; a tailor made thee.†
Scene 2.2 *disclaims = denies (responsibility, knowledge, or ownership)
Definition:
to deny (responsibility for, knowledge of, or ownership of)