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Marrying daughters into families outside the kin is called:

AExogamy
BEndogamy
CPolygyny
DPolyandry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Exogamy
1. Daughters had no claim on household resources. 2. This is exogamy. 3. Girls of high-status families were closely regulated. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 3, Kinship, Caste and Class._
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