What is the meaning of 'Cut off with a Shilling'?

Answer 1

AnswerIt was a custom used in English wills (circa 18th century) to disinherit an heir. Rather than not mentioning the heir, which could be construed as an oversight, a single shilling would be bequeathed to show that the heir was being intentionally disinherited, or "cut off".

A slight variation of the expression is "to cut off without a Shilling", where the potential heir would not have met with the conditions or requirements of the will, or possibly, that there may have been a major disagreement or other reason for the deceased to exclude the potential heir.