daughtering out

A form of daughter out — 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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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of daughter out
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daughtering out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughtering%20out

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“daughtering out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughtering%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daughtering out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daughtering%20out.

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