daughter out

verb

To expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line. (of a surname or of heritable property in a patrilineal naming or inheritance system)

Meanings

verbdaughter out (third-person singular simple present daughters out, present participle daughtering out, simple past and past participle daughtered out)

present singular third person daughters out · participle present daughtering out · participle past daughtered out · past daughtered out

  1. To expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line. (of a surname or of heritable property in a patrilineal naming or inheritance system)
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daughter out,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughter%20out.

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