daughter out
C1 formal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When a family name disappears because the family only had daughters, not sons to carry on the name.
Literal meaning: To go out (become extinct) through daughters.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
formal
(Genealogy) Of a family surname or male line: to become extinct because the family produces only female heirs who adopt their husbands' names upon marriage.
"The ancient barony daughtered out in 1847 when the last male heir died without sons."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
A highly specialised term from genealogy and heraldry. Refers specifically to the extinction of a patrilineal surname because no male heirs survive. More common in British genealogical and historical writing. Rarely encountered outside specialist contexts.
Commonly used with
family line name surname title estate
Forms
Base
daughter out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
daughters out
he/she/it
Past simple
daughtered out
yesterday
Past participle
daughtered out
have + pp
-ing form
daughtering out
continuous
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